Nairobi Metropolitan Services boss General Mohamed Badi repossessed the official Governor's mansion in Nairobi County on Thursday, July 23, a move which governor Mike Sonko argued was a violation of the rule of law.
This escalated the war and tension between the two leaders who have been differing publicly over the deed of transfer which saw Sonko hand over key duties to the National Government.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) handed over the Lavington, Nairobi mansion to Sonko on Tuesday, July 21 only for him to lose it two days later to NMS.
"Land is a function transferred to NMS. That area belongs to NMS and it has been sealed off. Nobody is going to claim that house," Badi stated after he recovered grabbed land in Gigiri, Nairobi on Thursday, July 23.
Sonko was irked by the move and through his social media pages, the governor accused Badi of instigating conflict rather than uniting to serve Nairobi residents.
He urged Badi to respect the rule of law and poked holes at his administration asking Badi to declare whether he was interested in Nairobi's gubernatorial seat in 2022.
"My friend, desist from insulting me. Why should you forcefully take the official Nairobi County Governor's residence and ceremonial vehicle? We are not competing and kindly let us focus on service delivery to the great people of Nairobi," Sonko urged.
Through his spokesperson, Benson Mulwa, Sonko further reiterated his stance that Badi was running an unauthorised outfit.
This was aligned to a High Court ruling which declared the deed of transfer illegal.
"Badi has no capacity to issue any warning to Sonko. Badi's presence at Sonko's residence is a trespass," Mulwa stated.
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