PREMIUM Sakaja budget crisis: The political standoff bringing Nairobi to its knees Nairobi 16 min ago Listen

Article A budget standoff at Nairobi City County has plunged City Hall into a growing operational crisis, with prolonged power disruptions crippling key services, forcing officials to rely on unreliable backup generators and leaving thousands of residents unable to access essential county services.

As Members of the County Assembly resume from a short recess this week, there has been little indication that either the Executive or the Assembly is close to breaking the deadlock, raising fears that the stalemate could further disrupt county operations, delay payments to suppliers and contractors, stall development projects and deepen the service delivery crisis already being witnessed at City Hall.

The operational paralysis at City Hall comes against the backdrop of a month-long budget standoff between Governor Johnson Sakaja's administration and the Nairobi County Assembly that has left the county without an approved budget, violating statutory timelines and crippling the county's ability to finance its operations.