I have no interest in running Nairobi, says Ruto after pact signed

Kenyan President William Ruto and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja have signed a Nairobi–National Government cooperation pact under which Sakaja cedes certain county functions to the national government. Ruto publicly stated he has no interest in directly running Nairobi, framing the deal as administrative cooperation rather than a takeover. The arrangement is significant because it alters the balance of operational control over key Nairobi services and may reset national–county power dynamics in Kenya’s capital.

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