All You Talk About Is Politics – ODM SG Sifuna Goes Off At CS Wandayi
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has criticized Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi over his failure to resolve the dispute between the Nairobi County government and Kenya Power in time, leading to power being cut from Nairobi County offices.
While speaking in the Senate on Wednesday, 26th February, the ODM Secretary General accused CS Wandayi of neglecting his responsibilities while focusing on 2027 politics instead of resolving pressing issues affecting city residents.
“The relationship between the county government and the national government is supposed to be cordial. A cabinet secretary sees that there is a fight in his docket but does nothing; all you talk about is 2027 politics. You have failed as a cabinet secretary,” he stated.
Senator Sifuna further revealed how CS Wandayi assured him at a meeting with the Ministry of Energy that the dispute between the Nairobi County government and Kenya Power would be resolved and that the ministry would take up the payment of streetlight bills.
“I sat in a meeting with CS Wandayi a few weeks ago, and he assured me that his ministry had agreed to take up payment of streetlight bills because it was a security function. All this drama is totally unnecessary,” Sifuna added.
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) yesterday ordered the Nairobi City County to remove waste material dumped outside Stima Plaza, where the Kenya Power and Lighting (KPLC) offices are located.
The order follows a push and pull by Nairobi City and KPLC, where the latter has accused the County government of failing to clear its own outstanding electricity bill of Ksh.3 billion. The County on the other hand claims that KPLC has an accrued Ksh. 4.8 billion in wayleave fees.
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