Judge rejects City Hall bid to quit Kenya Power unpaid Sh6bn bill suit

Kenya Power moved to court alleging violation of constitutional rights after the county government extended the retaliation by dumping waste at Stima Plaza before barricading the building with garbage trucks.

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The Nairobi County government has lost the first round of a legal battle filed by Kenya Power Company after a court declined to pull out of a case in which the utility firm sued the devolved unit for dumping garbage at its Stima Plaza head office within the city three months ago.

The devolved government, jointly with the Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Limited, wanted the dispute lodged at the Environment court referred to the Water Tribunal or Intergovernmental Relations Council for mediation.

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