Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director-General Mohamed Badi are headed for yet another clash on rent waivers for council houses. Transferred functionHowever, Maj-Gen Badi has refuted the waiver arguing that housing is a transferred function and, as such, Mr Sonko has no authority over council houses. And, after all, the agency responsible for collecting revenue is the Kenya Revenue Authority and not the governor,” Maj-Gen Badi said. Some of the rent arrears dates back to the time of the defunct Nairobi City Council. And in April the same year, Governor Sonko waived Sh172 million rent arrears to end cases.

Source: Daily Nation November 03, 2020 03:22 UTC