Articles 6, 174, 175, 187, 189, and 196 laid the foundation, while Article 10 demanded inclusive governance and continuous public participation. Yet Nairobi City County’s ongoing transfer of functions to the National Government raises serious questions about transparency, governance, and accountability. In March 2020, former Governor Mike Sonko and the then Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa signed a deed transferring four county functions to Nairobi Metropolitan Services, published in the Kenya Gazette. Without a robust publicly accessible Deed of Transfer, Nairobi risks repeating these mistakes. The transfer of functions must be transparent, legally grounded, and publicly scrutinised.
