Impeachment storm hits Nairobi as MCAs collect signatures to oust Governor Sakaja, deputy Muchiri

Impeachment efforts against Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and his deputy Njoroge Muchiri are rapidly gathering momentum as ward representatives begin collecting signatures to support the twin motion.

The push follows a heated Kamukunji held last week, where about 96 of the 123 MCAs convened to voice grievances against the governor. During the meeting, Sakaja was accused of presiding over stalled ward projects, delaying bursary disbursements, and failing to implement assembly resolutions.

The session ended with a decision to retreat to Naivasha to strategise and launch the signature drive. By Sunday evening, more than 60 members had already signed, with organisers confident the number would rise sharply in the coming days.

South B MCA and Deputy Minority Leader Waithera Chege told The Eastleigh Voice that members had met on Sunday and agreed to move forward with the impeachment. She emphasised that the initiative is being driven by individual MCAs rather than party leadership.

“We have managed to collect over 60 signatures today, only on short notice. We had a meeting today, which was attended by members. Also, tomorrow we have a meeting,” Waithera said.

She added that their target is at least 116 signatures, well above the 84 required to table the motion.

“And I think we will even get them tomorrow (Monday), because these are members volunteering to come and sign. On the evidence, everything is set and ready,” she noted.

Two impeachment motions 

Waithera further revealed that two separate impeachment motions will be introduced—one for the governor and another for his deputy.

“There is one thing I want you to note, that this is a member-driven initiative, and Monday’s meeting will not be one that has been called by the leadership. And even for today, anybody who attended today’s meeting attended in their own capacity as a member of the county assembly of Nairobi, and, therefore, it’s based on an individual decision, unlike when parties say, now come as a party. But I can assure you ‘meli imeng’oa nanga’ and we are not turning back,” she stressed.

Since the assembly is currently on recess, Waithera said MCAs are requesting the Speaker to convene a special sitting to deliberate on the motion, adding that the process will strictly follow standing orders.

Resolute

Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai, who also attended Sunday’s meeting, said members remain resolute and will not be swayed by external influence.

“Today, we had an all-members meeting in Westlands, which was attended by members, without the Speaker and some of the leadership,” Alai told The Eastleigh Voice.

He argued that, unlike in the past, Governor Sakaja would not find political protection to shield him from the process.

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“You know, when there is always a tiff between MCAs and the governor, the governor is used to running to ODM party leader Raila Odinga, and he gets ‘saved’. This time round, it will not be easy for him because the issues at hand are between him and the MCAs, and not MCAs with Raila or Raila with Sakaja,” Alai said.

The ODM legislator stressed that members had worked to ensure the process would not collapse at the Senate stage.

“I can tell you that as MCAs, we have ensured that we have sealed all loopholes to ensure that when the impeachment sails through and heads to the Senate, there will be no saving (Sakaja). When we started this journey, we said we would walk together as MCAs, with or without the support of the leadership of this House. This is a member-driven initiative and not a leadership or Speaker-driven,” Alai affirmed.