Will NMS Employees Lose Their Jobs? Sakaja Clarifies
Sakaja on Friday, September 30 signed a deal with NMS Director General Mohamed Badi which reverted the 14 transferred functions to the Nairobi County Government.
Marvin Chege 
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has assured those who were working at the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) that they will be accommodated in his administration.
Sakaja on Friday, September 30 signed a deal with NMS Director General Mohamed Badi which reverted the 14 transferred functions to the Nairobi County Government.
Through executive order No. 3 of 2020, the functions under NMS included county health services, transport, public works, utilities and ancillary services, and county planning and development.
Speaking after signing the deal during a ceremony held outside the county offices, Sakaja promised the now former NMS employees that their services would still be needed by the county government.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja signs Deed of Transfer to take over the four functions that had been handed over to NMS by Governor Mike Sonko on September 30, 2022. /TWITTER
"There is no former NMS staff or former county government staff, you are all staff of the Nairobi County government and you will work together as equals. We will have space for everybody," he assured.
Badi on his part thanked Sakaja for playing a big part in the tenure of NMS, adding that the functions are now back under his command.
“I would like to thank Governor Sakaja for helping us guide NMS to what we have achieved today. It has been a rigorous and remarkable 2 years culminating to this very moment as we officially hand over the transferred functions back to the county government.
“NMS has performed its tasks quite well across the four transferred functions in accordance with county integrated development plans resulting in tangible positive outcomes that many Nairobi residents can attest to,” he addressed.
Sakaja thanked the NMS for stepping in to provide directions when the Nairobi County government was thrown into a crisis.
"Devolution is an amazing gift. It was the highlight of the 2010 Constitution. Unfortunately, some of these functions were taken to the national government," he added.
"I want to honour NMS. You did a good job despite the challenges, but we still need your help. I wasn't to urge my staff that you are all one you are all staff of Nairobi county."
He added that there was a plan for the county to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the military to allow the latter to offer services when it was needed.
Sakaja also hinted that he had information that the national government would retain the State Department of Devolution to continue supporting county governments.
On the matter of former county boss, Mike Sonko, Sakaja threw banter at his predecessor's confession that he was induced before signing the deed of transfer.
"We later learned that other forces and inducements were used to encourage the signing. I want to confirm that this morning I have only served tea and the AG declined to take tea," Sakaja said jokingly.
Additionally, Sakaja noted that the staff at city hall were surprised to be addressed by his tour address, unlike the previous governors.
“When I came to city hall I found amazing people, I met the 10,000 staff, and they said they have never been addressed by the governor. When they assembled, it was to strike. I assured them that since this is a bottom-up government, I would start with them,” he stated.
Sakaja also gave an example of the revamped Central Garage which has been able to repair and restore many county vehicles that had been abandoned. He announced that the fuel station at the premises will be revived within a month and all county government vehicles will be buying fuel at Ksh5 less than the price at commercial fuel stations.
The ceremony was attended by outgoing Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa and Attorney General Paul Kihara. Wamalwa praised the NMS for delivering more than 20 hospitals in 20 months, repairing roads in the CBD and city estates as well as providing water to Nairobi residents and challenged Sakaja to utilise Badi as well as the military in delivering services to Nairobians.
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