Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has criticized the National Government for failing to settle KSh 16 billion in pending bills left by the defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS).
During a press briefing on February 18, 2026, Sifuna argued that these liabilities are the sole responsibility of State House, as the NMS accounting officer was the Comptroller of State House.
He reminded Governor Johnson Sakaja that the Senate previously ruled that NMS’s outstanding bills—which Sakaja himself recently described as a “Sh16 billion hole”—must be cleared by the National Government, not the county.
Sifuna dismissed the recently signed KSh 80 billion Cooperation Agreement between Ruto and Sakaja as a “ruse”.He claimed that State agencies actually owe Nairobi County over KSh 100 billion in unpaid rates and rent.
He emphasized that thousands of contractors and workers are facing financial ruin because State House continues to ignore these verified debts.
Sifuna has threatened legal action to halt the new agreement, terming it an “unconstitutional takeover” that bypasses Senate oversight and reduces the Governor’s role to that of a deputy.
This criticism comes amid a wider political fallout, as Sifuna is also fighting a legal battle to block his ouster as ODM Secretary General, which he claims is being orchestrated from State House.
By Anthony Solly
