A section of Nairobi County Assembly Members has announced plans to initiate the removal of Governor Johnson Sakaja from office. The MCAs, led by Deputy Minority Leader and South B MCA Waithera Chege alongside Baba Dogo MCA Godfrey Majiwa, revealed that they have already collected enough signatures to table an impeachment motion.
Addressing the media on Tuesday, Waithera Chege confirmed that the members were prepared to present the motion formally but were unable to do so after the Clerk failed to appear.
“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,” she said.
Chege emphasized that the motion’s details would only become public once it is formally presented before the Speaker. She further disclosed that the MCAs have compiled 22 charges against the governor, though the specifics remain confidential until the Clerk officially receives the documents.
“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 impeachment push comes shortly after the County Assembly approved a cooperation agreement between the Nairobi County Government and the National Government, a move Chege praised as a step forward in governance.
