Nairobi MCAs launch impeachment bid against Governor Sakaja

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja at Central Park in Nairobi on August 8, 2025[Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Nairobi Members of the County Assembly on Sunday began collecting signatures to impeach Governor Johnson Sakaja.

The move follows a special meeting held on August 26, 2025 where over 90 MCAs resolved to initiate the process.

"We have collected 63 signatures. The threshold is 40 for impeachment. So we will table the motion on Tuesday. The meeting was held at Westlands. Over 30 MCAs have called, and they are with us," Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai, who attended today's meeting, stated.

Nairobi South MCA Waithera Chege said the meeting took place at a private residence in Nairobi where the impeachment motion is currently being drafted.

"We have resolved to send governor Sakaja home over broken promises, we are in a recess, but the next thing is to request the speaker to call for special sitting from next week," Waithera stated

This marks the first time that the MCAs allied to both ODM and the UDA have united to push for Sakaja's removal.

The Nairobi County Assembly currently has 123 members following the death of Hon Joel Munuve, the Kariobangi North Ward MCA.

During last week's special meeting, the MCAs accused Sakaja of being out of touch with challenges facing city residents.

They said there were no tangible projects three years since the governor took over.

Speaking after the meeting, Deputy Minority Leader Waithera Chege said other issues include failure by the governor to disburse bursaries and Ward Development Fund.

“That is why we have stalled projects, and the residents have been asking questions. The members also feel the governor is completely out of touch with the ground and MCAs,” said the Nairobi South representative.

“Three quarters of members who call the governor cannot get him, so there is an issues of communication between the Executive and the Assembly and his failure to come out on the issue of broad-based government,” she added. 

She said there are some issues supposed to be dealt with by the intergovernmental laws, but Sakaja has failed to offer guidance. They said motions and bills passed by the assembly have not been implemented.