Sonko vows to block Badi cash, ignore ‘orders from above’ – VIDEO – Nairobi News

In a post on his social media pages, Sonko said he was ready to brave the alleged intimidation, blackmail and “orders from above” but he will not release the funds to NMS.

“Kill me! There’s life after death where my late father and our beloved founding father of the Republic of Kenya the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta are resting in peace,” he said defiantly.

The city county boss termed the bid to have the county government he heads release cash to Badi’s team as illegal despite signing the Deed of Transfer with President Uhuru Kenyatta that saw the county lose some ky functions to the service.

“The dark days are over. We will not allow anybody to breach the law personally going forward I will not allow any intimidation from anyone,” he added.

Jail me! There’s life in prison. Impeach me! There’s life after politics. Kill me! There’s life after death where my late father and our beloved founding father of the Republic of Kenya the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta are resting in peace. But there’s no amount of intimidation.. pic.twitter.com/iKHnWhhKzr

— Mike Sonko (@MikeSonko) November 16, 2020

The governor further claimed that the same cartels that allegedly stole Sh63 billion from the Ministry of Health and billions of shillings meant to mitigate Covid-19 at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) were the same ones pushing him to release funds to NMS without providing any evidence to back his allegations.

Sonko and Major General Badi have been engaged in a supremacy war with the latter accusing City Hall of refusing to surrender to it Sh127 million held in a Special Purpose Account at the Central Bank.

Sonko’s declaration on Tuesday comes barely two weeks after Treasury CS Ukur Yatani declined to release money to NMS citing lack of a legal framework even as Badi’s team continues executing its functions across the city unabated.

Recently, during an interview on Jeff Koinange Show, Badi vowed that he would not have to take insults from the county boss anymore without elaborating on the matter.

In October it was also revealed that more than 6,800 employees of Nairobi County seconded to NMS would have to wait longer for their salaries after the National Treasury declined to release money for payment of salaries.

National Treasury CS Ukur Yatani had declined a request by the Badi-led office to release the funds until the dispute between the agency and the governor was resolved.