Some Nairobi MPs have accused critics of spreading “misleading and inaccurate” claims about the newly signed cooperation agreement between the national government and Nairobi County. The team, Nairobi Broad-Based Members of Parliament, defended the February 17 agreement, saying it is being wrongly portrayed as a takeover of county functions. “Nairobi is not only a county government under Article 176 of the Constitution; it is the Capital City of the Republic of Kenya,” the MPs said. These include solid waste management, roads and urban mobility, street lighting, markets and MSME infrastructure, housing-related infrastructure, water and sanitation services, and environmental rehabilitation. “Development of the Capital City should not be stalled by partisan posturing or constitutional mischaracterisation,” the MPs said.

Source: The Star February 19, 2026 15:24 UTC