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Kenya: War of Words Between Sonko and Badi Escalates

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The war of words between Governor Mike Sonko and Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director-General Mohammed Badi has just heightened.

The two have been engaged in a battle over credit for projects in the capital city with each taking credit for the same.

However, escalating the cold war between the two, the City Hall boss accused “certain leaders in the county” of engaging in bad politics.

This comes after Badi visited a grabbed public land in Highridge, Westlands Constituency accompanied by area MP Tim Wanyonyi, area MCA Jayendra Malde and a section of Nairobi MCAs.

During the visit on Monday, Maj-Gen Badi ordered for the private developers to vacate the land and all ongoing activities at the land be stopped immediately and the land reverted to the Ministry of Health.

“This is now public land. Any private developer found here should be arrested and prosecuted. We cannot continue having a system where some individuals think they are greater than the law and the State,” Badi said.

But not taking the new development lying low, Governor Sonko hit back at the Major General telling him to reclaim a public land in South C Estate grabbed by a private developer from North Eastern.

Governor Sonko termed the leaders as “busybodies” out to play bad politics and blame games.

“They should also go to South C where a businessman from North Eastern is constructing a mall on a county land earmarked for a nursery school and public playground,” said Sonko.

The public utility is located in Mugoya Estate along Muhoho Road and was earmarked for construction of an ECDE and playground for children living in the Estate.