NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 17 – The Public Service Commission (PSC) says Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) functions will revert to City Hall should the deed of transfer not be renewed after it expires in October.
During a press conference on Wednesday, PSC chairman Anthony Muchiri stated that it would be up to the incoming government to renew the pact.
The tenure of the entity ends on October 24, 2022.
Its future, however, is pegged on the plans of the incoming county government.
“If the incoming county administration is non-desirous of continuing with the contract, then the Public Service Commission will be ready and willing to deed back all the services to the county government of Nairobi,” he stated.
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko had in 2020 surrendered essential county functions to the National Government in what subsequently birthed NMS.
The move was meant to ensure the smooth running of services in Nairobi County, ostensibly after Governor Sonko had been barred from accessing his office at City Hall over graft charges.
The functions included Health, Transport, Public Works, and Planning.
NMS was incorporated as a legal entity in March 2020, headed by Major General Mohammed Badi.
“If the incoming county administration is non-desirous of continuing the contract, then PSC will be ready and willing to give all the service back to the county,” Muchiri said.
Nairobi Governor-Elect Johnson Sakaja has consistently opposed the NMS arrangement and vowed to halt its operations once he takes over the reins in the City.
