Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and President William Ruto have signed a high-stakes Sh80 billion cooperation agreement, promising to overhaul the city’s crumbling infrastructure and make Nairobi more livable for its 4.4 million residents. Signed on February 17, 2026, at State House, the pact injects massive additional funding from the national government—four times the usual allocation—into critical sectors like roads, bridges, drainage, water and sewerage, housing, street lighting, solid waste management, and Nairobi rivers regeneration.
President Ruto described the deal as a “win-win” partnership rooted in constitutional cooperation between levels of government, not a takeover of devolved functions. A joint steering committee, chaired by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and vice-chaired by Sakaja, will oversee implementation, with immediate commitments including Sh3.7 billion to complete 10,000 stalled streetlights and install 40,000 new ones (many solar-powered), Sh2.1 billion for upgrades at Ng’ethu Treatment Plant to curb massive water losses, and billions more for sewer networks, road upgrades, and waste facilities.
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