Nairobi County Assembly Stories

How protests over Finance Bill hurt Nairobi’s daily revenue collections
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2025

County records show fire inspection fees plunged by 90 per cent to Sh5.3 million, while market rates fell 11.6 per cent to Sh189.37 million.

MPs sound alarm over severe overcrowding at MTRH
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 09, 2025

Hospital management explained that the facility receives referrals from at least eight counties, including Uasin Gishu, Kakamega, Baringo, Trans Nzoia...

Revealed: Mediated pact that halted Governor Johnson Sakaja’s impeachment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2025

Issues of county administration were also addressed, including the dismissal or reassignment of officers. Chief Officer Osman Khalif and Housing Chief...

Lobby calls for Nairobi County dissolution following audit revelations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2025

Kenya Bora Tuitakayo claims the city has been plagued by misuse of public funds since September 2022, leaving residents with poor services and mountin...

Nairobi ODM MPs tell Sakaja, MCAs to focus on service delivery after withdrawal of impeachment motion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 03, 2025

Makadara MP George Aladwa said the decision by MCAs to drop the motion should mark the start of action, not politics.

Ruto, Raila intervene to save Sakaja, secure 60-day window for governor to address MCAs' concerns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 02, 2025

Aladwa revealed that the governor was also told to apologise, and he asked for forgiveness as well, and put forward the challenges he has in his offic...

Inside Raila Odinga’s bid to save Governor Johnson Sakaja from impeachment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 02, 2025

Deputy Minority Leader Waithera Chege disclosed that Minority Leader of the National Assembly Junet Mohamed and former Westlands MP Fred Gumo were pre...

Nairobi MCAs turn heat on Sakaja after stormy Kamukunji as impeachment talks resurface
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2025

Ninety-six out of the 122 ward representatives attended a stormy Kamukunji, where they voiced deep frustrations over stalled projects, bursary delays,...

Nairobi County Assembly moves to resettle Mathare 4A families after 36-year wait
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

A motion presented by majority leader Peter Imwatok calls for the allocation of a 405-hectare parcel in Embakasi, known as Land Reference Number 11344...

Governor Sakaja’s Health CEC, Housing Chief Officer face censure over abuse of office
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 05, 2025

Both officials are now facing formal censure motions, sparking a fierce confrontation between the executive and the assembly.

MCA moves to enforce 2018 Nairobi law banning posters on poles, walls
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

If approved, the motion would direct the county attorney to publish the Act within two weeks and require the Urban Planning executive to put in place...

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker throws out Governor Sakaja ouster petitions over legal gaps
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The petitioners had accused Governor Sakaja of gross violation of the Constitution and national laws, abuse of office and violation of the rights of N...

Nairobi MCAs accuse city MPs of blocking access to President Ruto
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

The Majority Leader warned that if the alleged disrespect continues, the Assembly would not hesitate to take political action, though he did not speci...

Equality Commission condemns Geoffrey Mosiria for 'exploiting vulnerable street child', calls for action
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The video, which has since circulated widely online, shows Mosiria walking through the streets of Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) with a boy...

Saba Saba protests hijacked? Nairobi MCAs disown anti-government demos
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 06, 2025

In a joint statement on Sunday, following a meeting in Nairobi, the MCAs said they could no longer stay quiet as violence, tribal incitement and reckl...

Court halts ouster of Nairobi housing chief Lydia Mathia amid eviction row
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 27, 2025

Justice Bahati Mwamuye, while delivering the ruling, said the resolution of the motion against Mathia should be set aside pending the hearing and dete...

Nairobi MCAs censure housing chief Lydia Mathia over evictions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

The censure followed a wave of public anger over evictions in areas including Old Ngara, New Ngara, Kariokor, Buruburu, Kariobangi, and Woodley that w...

Nairobi MCAs launch probe into Sh10.7 billion "fraudulent" legal claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 19, 2025

At the centre of the inquiry is a 2014 case where Nairobi County demanded Sh5.3 million in land rates from Yellow Horse Inn Limited, a private tenant.

Nairobi cracks down on littering and spitting in CBD as new dustbins rolled out
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 18, 2025

The initiative follows what the county described as “the unfortunate theft of previously installed bins”, which had hampered the city’s efforts to mai...

Nairobi hawkers speak out on sexual harassment, assault in hands of City askaris
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 14, 2025

She displayed injuries on her back, which later required a spinal belt and medical treatment. Wanjiru said the situation deteriorated further after sh...

Nairobi Assembly mourns Kariobangi North MCA Munuve, outspoken accountability champion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 24, 2025

Munuve's boldness was perhaps most visible in 2023 when he initiated an impeachment motion against Governor Sakaja, citing mismanagement and poor serv...

Nairobi CECs to face MCAs in county assembly under new transparency rules
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 17, 2025

A weekly programme detailing scheduled appearances of executives, committee meetings, and other assembly business will be published on the county webs...

Sakaja administration criticised for deploying unqualified askaris on city streets
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

Traders have reported that the recruits, who are not in uniform, have been harassing individuals caught violating city by-laws, making it difficult to...

Why Nairobi MCAs are proposing licensing of mkokoteni, trolleys
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 05, 2025

A motion tabled by Kileleshwa Ward MCA Robert Alai seeks to regulate non-motorised transport within the city to improve road safety and ease congestio...

Nairobi MCAs vow to resist intimidation after 'attack' on Kitisuru legislator Alvin Palapala
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 15, 2025

Kangemi MCA Hamisi Maleya said the county legislators would not back down from their oversight duties despite threats.

Nairobi MCAs give Sakaja 24 hours to release Sh282 million unpaid allowances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 20, 2024

Speaker Kennedy Ng'ondi informed the House that his office had done its part by writing to the executive regarding the matter.

Nairobi MCAs seek to force county staff to go on leave amid soaring wage bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 17, 2024

The proposal, tabled by Majority Leader Peter Imwatok, seeks to curb the county’s soaring wage bill, which has been exacerbated by employees avoiding...

Nairobi MCAs halt Jevanjee housing project transactions amid loan inquiry
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 31, 2024

Sonko publicly confirmed that a private developer used the Jevanjee title deed to secure the substantial loan.

Nairobi County Assembly acquires new Sh33 million gold-plated mace
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2024

Speaker Ng'ondi described it as "a state-of-the-art mace and a delicate instrument representing the authority of the county assembly".

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