Accountability issues when military officers run City Hall

Mr [Kipchumba] Murkomen questioned how the military men will be taken to task in terms of accountability as they run the transferred functions as their trial system is different from that of civilians.

“You may be happy with the transfer of functions to the NMS [Nairobi Metropolitan Services] but as long as you continue bringing up questions here against military men ... their place of trial is the court martial, not the public court. Therefore, we must fight for the core of management of Nairobi in a manner that is responsive to our Constitution and civilian rule," he said,

He added, “You may not agree with the leadership of Nairobi at the moment but tomorrow when you will be governors under a worse president, all your counties will be militarised and functions taken over."

From this account of remarks by the majority leader of the Senate of Kenya

on the appointment of six serving officers to run Nairobi County's health,

transport and public works, planning and ancillary services.