Nairobi Metropolitan Services will be free to access the Sh1 billion kitty set aside for Covid-19 interventions in the county starting tomorrow. The money, allocated under the Disaster and Emergency Fund, will be used to buy hand sanitisers, masks and other items. “By law, Mr Sonko is mandated to sign the Bill in order to give NMS the authority to access the funds. The remaining Sh940 million will remain under the Emergency Fund for general public health interventions related to the pandemic. A push-and-pull between Governor Sonko and the new administration over the transferred functions has been responsible for the delays in enacting the law.

Source: Daily Nation April 15, 2020 04:51 UTC