×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Disband Nairobi County and have it annexed to the national government

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Some of the medical equipment was displayed outside City Hall during Governor Johnson Sakaja's flagging off to level 2,3,4 hospitals and emergency operation centers. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Nairobi County takes the trophy for being the most scandalous of the 47 counties. From the formative days of devolution under first Governor Evans Kidero to Mike Mbuvi Sonko and now Johnson Sakaja, everything about Nairobi is dismal.

The nexus of all the negativity that perennially engulfs Nairobi is the menace of corruption perpetrated by faceless cartels, so powerful, that they siphon off Sh2 billion daily if former President Uhuru Kenyatta is to be believed.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.
Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in
Golf
Magical Kenya Open: Jastas Madoya reveals what fuels his passion for golf
Olympics
NOC-K signs strategic MoU with Japanese Olympic Committee
Unique Sports
Youthful Kinoti Kiara crowned African fencing champion
By Xinhua 14 hrs ago
Sports
How Chinese elements shine at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics