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County Attorney was not involved in NMS takeover of city, court told

Former Nairobi County Attorney Lydia Kwamboka testifies at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi during the hearing of former Governor Mike Sonko’s Sh20 million graft case, on October 6, 2025. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard] 

Former Nairobi County Attorney Lydia Kwamboka has revealed that the transfer of key functions from the Nairobi County Government to the national government in 2020 was executed by the executive without consulting the county’s legal office.

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