Needy parents who have been depending on Nairobi county government bursaries to boost school fees for their children have become desperate and impatient following delays that have marred the remittance of bursary funds to schools.
The workers are now demanding for full settlement of retirement benefits as well as a pension due to Laptrust and Lapfund, which are owed billions of shillings.
MCAs allied to Majority Leader Abdi Guyo leaving the Nairobi county Assembly chambers on October 29, 2019. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE
Nairobi Member of County Assemblies (MCAs) have threatened to send home ‘lazy’ officers from City Hall and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS).
The threats come amid reports some Nairobi County Executive officers have failed to or delayed in implementing resolutions by MCAs as well as constantly failing to honour summons to appear before assembly committees to respond to statements raised by the county legislators.
TMS officers have also come under fire for delaying to submit timely and satisfactory reports to committees.
Nairobi County Assembly Liaison committee chairperson John Kamangu also accused Deputy Governor Ann Kananu’s officers of being “choosy” and only implementing committee recommendations only favourable to them.
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It had all the hallmarks of well-oiled machinery and the attendant efficiency.
Anne Kananu walked into the Nairobi County Assembly chambers as an ordinary citizen and walked out as deputy governor.
Questions have been raised on the constitutionality of her swearing in for the job.
Kananu, speaking after her swearing in at KICC, thanked President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Jubilee Party for the change in her circumstances and promised to work with the county assembly.
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She also thanked impeached Governor Mike Sonko for having had shown confidence in her by nominating her as his Deputy. Sonko has since recanted the nomination and the man who had challenged it in court, Peter Agoro, withdrawn the matter after which activist Okiya Omtatah filled it afresh only to lose this morning paving way for Kananu s vetting, approval and subsequent swearing in.