Battle for Nairobi: Sakaja defends Sh80bn deal, denies NMS return

Governor of Nairobi City County, Johnson Sakaja, before the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations at County Hall, Nairobi. February 26, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja told senators on Thursday that a Sh80 billion cooperation agreement with the national government is not a revival of the defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS).

Sakaja appeared before the Senate Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee to answer questions about the pact, signed on 17 February 2026 by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and himself at State House, in the presence of President William Ruto.