City sheriff dwarfs Sonko with a huge Sh28 billion budget

Nairobi Metropolitan Services Director General, Major General Mohamed Abdalla Badi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The government has allocated Sh28 billion for the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS), a move expected to insulate the unit from fights at City Hall.

NMS has already been placed under the Office of the President in an Executive Order issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta this week, a major turning point for East Africa’s largest economic hub.