Earlier in the day Umoja News reported that the courts have declared Nairobi Metropolitan Services unconstitutional.
In a statement signed by Solicitor General Kennedy Ogeto on Friday June 11 the AG’s office said that reports were false.
“We wish to state, for the record, that the said allegations are untrue and unfounded,” reads the statement.
He argued that the legality of NMS was challenged by Okiya Omtatah and the case was determined and a final Judgement rendered by the court on September 17, 2020.
“By the said decision, the Court found that the NMS was properly and lawfully established vide the Executive Order No.3 of 2020 and that the County Assembly was involved in the process leading to the establishment of the NMS, in accordance with the law.
“In paragraph 84 of the Judgement, the court stated that ‘the declaration of illegality of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services as created is now lifted’,” the AG’s office noted.
“As the office mandated by the Constitution to represent the National Government in court, we wish to confirm that we are not aware of any decision declaring the NMS unlawful, for whatever reason,” Ogeto said in the statement.
He also call upon the media to exercise utmost responsibility and diligence by verifying
the accuracy of information before disseminating the same to the public.
The NMS has been allocated Sh27.2 billion for the 2021/22 financial year, a Sh800 million addition from the previous year.
Sh18 billion will go towards recurrent expenditure while Sh9.2 billion will be spent on development.
Sh100 million has been allocated to NMS to be spent on urban dignity in Nairobi for the Nairobi Metropolitan Service improvement project.
Another Sh111.2 million has been set aside for the construction of footbridges in the capital city.
