Court declares Nairobi County takeover deal unlawful

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has declared the Deed of Transfer of Functions executed between the National Government and Nairobi City County Government as vague and...

Mike Sonko , nairobi county

Two bodies retrieved from the Nairobi river during clean-up exercise

By Citizen Reporter,

The Comb Green clean-up team working under Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has retrieved two more bodies from the Nairobi river. The bodies of infants ...

Nairobi river

Nairobi CBD gets friendly for pedestrians, cyclists as facelift takes shape

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) is set for a new look as the newly-created Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) moves to institute altering...

Nairobi CBD

Sonko assents to Nairobi City County Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2020

By Citizen Reporter,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has assented to the Nairobi City County Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2020. The Bill was passed on Tuesday by the N...

Nairobi Metropolitan Services , Sonko

Sonko seeks court orders to unfreeze his 10 bank accounts

By Dzuya Walter,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has filed an application seeking to have orders freezing his 10 bank accounts set aside. In the court documents, Sonko ...

Assets Recovery Agency , Governor Sonko

LSK says Nairobi Metropolitan Service not established or recognized in law

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has declined to nominate an Advocate of the High Court to be a member of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Liason...

LSK , Nelson Havi , NMS

Relief for Governor Sonko after Bill allocating Ksh.15B to NMS revoked

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is set to introduce a new Nairobi County Supplementary Appropriations Bill 2020 to the city assembly following the de-gaze...

Sonko rejects Treasury’s request for key deed of transfer documents

By Tonny Ndungu,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko's City Hall office will not be furnishing the National Government with critical documents related to the transferred funct...

Nairobi County takeover

Court bars Gov’t from interfering with Sonko Rescue Team’s Covid-19 response operations

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has temporarily barred the government from interfering with the Sonko Rescue Team's operations of distributing free sanitizers and othe...

Fred Matiang'i , Mike Sonko , sonko rescue team

‘I was not given sufficient time to even read the draft,’ Sonko claims

By Tonny Ndungu,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has made a u-turn on the Nairobi take-over by the National Government and now says he will move to court as he seeks to te...

nairobi take-over , Sonko

‘This is not time for theatrics,’ CS Kagwe tells off Sonko over alcohol package

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has condemned Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko for lying to the public that alcohol kills the coronavirus. In a pr...

cs kagwe , Hennessy , Mike Sonko

Hennessy issues statement after Sonko’s alcohol donation in coronavirus fight

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Cognac producer Hennessy has issued a statement clarifying that their alcohol brand does not protect against the coronavirus. This is after Nairobi...

Hennessy

Nairobi Metropolitan boss Maj. General Badi tells off Sonko over city control

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) boss Major General Mohamed Badi has dismissed Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko's claims that he is overstepping on his ...

Mike Sonko

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko spotted in outlandish ‘coronavirus safety gear’

By Tonny Ndungu,

The appearance of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko in what looked like a virtual reality headset has left tongues wagging. Although he did not rock a Ha...

coronavirus , Sonko

Maj-Gen Mohamed Abdala takes charge of Nairobi County functions

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The National Government has officially taken charge of the key functions of the Nairobi County Government that were handed over by embattled Governor ...

Maj-Gen Mohamed Abdala , Sonko

Polycarp Igathe leaves plum Vivo Energy job six months after leaving Equity Bank

By Tonny Ndungu,

Polycarp Igathe has left Vivo Energy where he worked as the Executive Vice President in charge of Sales for Africa. A statement from Vivo Energy sa...

Polycarp Igathe , Vivo Energy

Attorney General defends Sonko’s move to handover Nairobi County functions

By Dzuya Walter,

Attorney General Kihara Kariuki says Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has the authority to execute the deed of transfer of certain functions on behalf of t...

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Nairobi MCA in bursaries fraud saga denies involvement, blames Sonko

By Stephen Letoo,

Kitisuru Ward MCA Alvin Olando Palapala implicated in the Nairobi County Assembly bursary fraud has denied involvement saying he is not a signatory to...

Alvin Olando Palapala , Nairobi bursaries

Over 400 people living with disability treated at free medical camp

By Citizen Reporter,

Over 400 people living with disability have received artificial limbs and calipers at a camp in Nairobi courtesy of the Pattni Brotherhood and the Raj...

Sonko defends takeover of Nairobi County functions by National Gov’t

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Wednesday strongly defended the takeover of key Nairobi County functions by the National Government saying it is part o...

Mike Sonko , nairobi county