This came a day after he intimated that he was not in the right frame of mind before signing the deal, since he had been given alcohol. It is grounded in sheer bad faith, monumental breaches of the Intergovernmental Relations Act ….the county government is unwilling to proceed with these naked breaches of the law,” Governor Sonko said. He says that, although the deed contains a dispute resolution clause, it does not specify how to go about it. Mr Wanyama observes that this will pose a challenge to Governor Sonko as the Summit that holds the ultimate decision is chaired by the President who is an interested party. Governor Sonko has been in warpath with NMS ever since it was established in March maintaining that the body has no legal backing.

Source: Daily Nation July 27, 2020 04:52 UTC