Sakaja picks Kamotho Waiganjo to head Nairobi’s legal pending bills review committee
By naomi.njoroge, January 16, 2023
Lawyer Kamotho Waiganjo has been appointed to head a committee to review, and verify pending Ksh21 billion legal bills claimed against the county.
In a Gazette notice on Monday, January 16, Nairobi Governor Jonhson Sakaja ordered the Kamotho-led committee to submit monthly progress reports and a final report to him within three months after its analysis.
Other members include Sylvia Mueni Kassanga as the Vice-chair, Eric Theuri, Aldrin Ojiambo, Dulma Farah Mohamed, David Kabeberi, Dickson Mutuku Mwenze, Elias Mutuma, Jackson Awele Onyango, Emily Chelule, Victor Swanya, Wangechi Wahome Ng’ayu, Beatrice Auma Otieno, and Francis Njoroge.
According to Sakaja and in line with their duty, the committee shall have access to reports of any previous investigations relevant to its mandate, and it shall submit monthly progress reports and a final report to the Governor within three to four months after its analysis.
“The Committee shall (within 3 months), after scrutiny and analysis of the County government’s stock of legal pending bills (or such longer period that the Governor may authorize), submit to the Governor a report with recommendations to the settlement of the said pending bills and within (4) months, submit to the Governor a final report detailing recommendations towards the streamlining of the procurement of legal services within the County Government and ensuring that future escalation of pending legal bills is avoided,” part of the notice read.
City Hall’s debt currently stands at Ksh100.2 billion with some of the pending bills dating back to 2016.
The county owes law firms Ksh21.2 billion.