By SAM KIPLAGAT More by this AuthorThe Nairobi County government has moved to court seeking to stop Treasury CS Ukur Yatani from disbursing funds to the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS). In a petition certified as urgent, the devolved unit, through Chief Finance Officer Halkano Waqo, also wants the court to stop NMS from micromanaging its budgetary allocations. The deed of transfer — moving four key functions from the county government to NMS — was gazetted on February 25. TRANSFERRED FUNCTIONSMr Waqo now wants the court to stop NMS and its employees from interfering in any manner whatsoever with the city county budgetary allocations. In the latest petition, Justice Makau directed the Attorney-General, CS Treasury and NMS to respond within two days.

Source: Daily Nation July 20, 2020 18:00 UTC