Nairobi governor Mike Sonko at a past event. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has opened up over the recent report that linked him to be among the worst performing governors in the country.
The study findings said Sonko was ranked second last, defeating only Homa Bay governor Cyprian Awiti in service delivery and resident satisfaction.
But speaking to The Standard during an interview, the governor laughed off the reports and said his work performance could not be compared to smaller counties.
"You cannot rate a cosmopolitan county like Nairobi with a provincial county within 100 days. We don’t even receive the same sharable revenue within those days," he said.
The governor said that in the first three months they were still grappling with balancing between the burden left by the former government and securing funds for new projects.
"There are so much we have achieved since taking office, including increasing and streamlining revenue collection, curbing corruption and now we are closing in on the city cartels that I inherited from my predecessor who have messed this city," the governor noted.
"Furthermore, we have also managed to pay off a bank overdraft of close to Sh1 billion accrued from the previous administration and are able to pay our staff salaries directly, which has seen the end of the constant downing of tools by county staff. Very soon, Nairobians will see the effects of these milestones," he added.