Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has assured that all Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) employees will be absorbed in the Nairobi county Governor after he was handed back all the functions.
Sakaja who spoke after the handover ceremony said that no NMS staff will be rendered jobless as their is space for everyone in his administration.
“I really want to honour the staff at NMS, you did a good job despite the challenges but I want to encourage you that we still need a lot of your work,” Sakaja said.
“There is no former NMS staff or former county gov’t staff, you are all staff of the Nairobi County gov’t and you will work together as equals. We will have space for everybody,” he added.
He went on to say that they will remain employees of the Nairobi City County Government and will work hand in hand with those who are there.
The governor particularly assured nurses employed by NMS that their services are still needed by residents of Nairobi.
“I want to assure the nurses because many of them felt that when the NMS goes, they will go home. We still need you to serve our people,” Sakaja added.
Sakaja stated that devolution is not about national governance after a number of leaders criticized the President for failing to include the docket in his appointment.
He stated that Devolution is about working together.
“I have been assured from very high sources that there’s will be a state department of devolution to continue with the work has been done,” he said.
NMS DG Badi described his two-year tenure as a remarkable journey that transformed the city.
“It has been a rigorous journey and two years culminating today’s official handover. I a grateful for being part of the journey,” Badi said.
