Speaking to the youth at the Kenya ni Mimi launch in Bomas of Kenya on Monday, December 7, the president praised the Nairobi Metropolitan Services boss Mohammed Badi for his achievements since he took up critical functions from Sonko’s administration.
“The person you call super governor. I don’t know if that is meant to be an insult but Kenyans should look at the transformation that has taken place in Nairobi in just a period of eight months,” the president stated.
The head of state went ahead to praise the NMS, which he reported to be in the process of tarmacking 4,000 kilometres of road in Nairobi.
He added that the NMS had made improvements in solving the water crisis in informal settlements in the county.
“Residents of Nairobi especially in slums used to spend at least Ksh40 to buy two jerricans of water. That is a huge amount. We have dug boreholes and are getting water regularly and for free,” he added.
Uhuru lauded the military for their core values of efficiency, discipline, and integrity in the fulfillment of their national duties. He noted that the military could extend its mandate to improve the socio-economic conditions of the republic.
The president’s sentiments came just days after a total of 88 MCAs out of 122 voted to kick Sonko out of the office.
Once bosom buddies with the President, the Nairobi Governor was impeached on charges of gross misconduct and abuse of office.
Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka has confirmed that a sitting has been set for Wednesday, December 9 to consider Sonko’s impeachment motion.
The decision was arrived at after Lusaka confirmed that he had received a notice from the Nairobi County Assembly seeking to impeach the embattled governor.
Reports indicated that the governor had tried to reach out to President Uhuru Kenyatta ahead of the impeachment but his efforts bore no fruits.
Source: KENYAGIST.COM
