A group of Nairobi County Assembly Members (MCAs) has announced a plan to kick Governor Johnson Sakaja out of office.
Led by South B MCA Waithera Chege and Baba Dogo MCA Godfrey Majiwa, the lawmakers claim they have gathered more than enough signatures to officially table an impeachment motion.
During a press briefing on Tuesday, Waithera Chege explained that the group intended to submit the motion formally but hit a roadblock when the clerk failed to show up.
“I want to thank the Nairobi MCAs for approving the proposed cooperation agreement between the Nairobi County Government and the National Government by a majority vote,” she said.
She further explained the situation:
“We also had another agenda of presenting the signatures of impeachment before the Clerk for the Nairobi Governor. Unfortunately, we were not able to do that. The clerk was nowhere to be seen. The speaker has, however, promised us that tomorrow by 10 am we will be able to present the same before the clerk. We were ready to present the motion and the particulars, but after the House business sitting, the clerk disappeared.”
The Deputy Minority Leader explained that the motion’s specifics will remain private until they officially hand it over to the Speaker.
“Until it is presented before the Speaker, that is when it becomes a public document. We have enough signatures for the first round. We cannot mention the figures now until the clerk officially receives the documents,” she stated.
The MCAs have built an extensive case, outlining nearly two dozen separate grievances.
“We have 22 counts against the governor, the contents of which I cannot display now,” she said.
This sudden move to oust Governor Sakaja follows shortly after the county assembly voted to greenlight a new partnership between the Nairobi County government and the national government.
