Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director General Mohammed Badi is to officially handover all functions back to Nairobi County Government on Friday, September 30.
According to the Nairobi County Director of Public Communication Beryl Okundi, Badi will hand over the functions as per the deed of transfer to Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, at City Hall Nairobi.
“On Friday 30th September 2022, the Nairobi Metropolitan Services, Director General, Lt. General Mohammed Badi will formally hand over all functions as per the Deed of Transfer to Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja,” Okundi stated.
Moreover, during the swearing in ceremony of Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, general Badi promised a smooth transition and that he would eventually transfer of all the functions which he was overseeing.
According to Badi, NMS had accomplished their tasks as assigned by former President Uhuru Kenyatta and that they are ready to handover.
Furthermore, the NMS director urged Sakaja to carry on with ongoing projects that were being undertaken by the agency.
Nonetheless, the deed of transfer was signed on February 25, 2020, by former Governor Mike Sonko and then Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa, with the blessings of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Moreover, Sakaja on his part described NMS as a cocktail of hits and misses, saying that they have succeeded in some sectors and failed in others.
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Governor Sakaja pointed out constructions of hospitals in several sub counties as one of NMS successes adding that they now need to be equipped. He also mentioned carros putting up the streets and digging of several boreholes.
Moreover, the failures Sakaja mentioned were leaving behind huge pending bills and uncollected garbage.