Governor Mike Sonko has suffered another blow and loss of power as the county assembly shifts the Ward Development Fund from Sonko's office to the Nairobi Metropolitan Services. The Ward Development Fund was allocated Sh 1.3 bill, with Sh30 million being recurrent expenditure and Sh1.3 billion being for development. “Under development, we have transferred in totality the Ward Development Fund component from the Office of the Governor to Public Works, which is now under the Nairobi Metropolitan Services,” he said. The Nairobi City County Wards Development Fund, 2014 provides for establishment of the Ward Development Fund and and a management committee to carry out development projects. Four core functions have been transferred to NMS - Health, Transport, Public Works, Utilities and ancillary works, Planning and Development.

Source: The Star October 11, 2020 18:56 UTC