Rethink strategy of letting military personnel run civilian assignments

After Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko agreed to transfer some county government functions to the National Government in February, beleaguered city residents sighed with relief. President Uhuru Kenyatta’s subsequent appointment of Major-General Mohamed Badi to head the Nairobi Metropolitan Services was a marked departure.

For years, Nairobi City has been crying out for a saviour. Many believed Badi had the magic wand to get the city, which has been dysfunctional in many ways, moving once again.