Nairobi MCAs Stories

Nairobi County at crossroads: Mismanagement, politics, and struggle for accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2025

Former Town Clerk Philip Kisia traced Nairobi’s challenges to shifts in revenue management and governance structures.

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...

Legal experts warn top politicians against saving governors from impeachment
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 04, 2025

Ruto and Raila held separate meetings on Tuesday to shield Governor Sakaja from a looming impeachment push by angry MCAs who had accused the embattled...

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...

Nairobi residents split in opinion after MCAs push for Governor Sakaja’s impeachment
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 02, 2025

The debate came amid reports that the ODM party had met with six Nairobi County Assembly leaders on Monday in a bid to address the rising impeachment...

MCAs lose petition challenging scrapping of sitting, retreat allowances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

The MCAs had moved to court challenging SRC’s circulars issued on August 7, 2023, which reviewed allowances in the public service.

Raila summons ODM MCAs as Governor Johnson Sakaja faces impeachment threat
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 02, 2025

The push to remove Sakaja has intensified, with 87 MCAs now reported to have signed in support of the impeachment motion, up from 70 last Friday.

Sakaja to face over 20 charges as MCAs' impeachment drive gathers momentum
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 01, 2025

Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai said unlike in the past, Sakaja could not count on political protection.

Impeachment storm hits Nairobi as MCAs collect signatures to oust Governor Sakaja, deputy Muchiri
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 31, 2025

The push follows a heated Kamukunji held last week, where about 96 of the 123 MCAs convened to voice grievances against the governor.

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,...

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 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...

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...

Sifuna, Owino urge Nairobi MCAs to fearlessly continue with oversight work after Munuve’s death
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 08, 2025

Sifuna reminded the MCAs that their roles are crucial and must be performed fearlessly, just as Munuve did during his time in office.

"Joel touched many lives," Family, friends pay tribute to Kariobangi North MCA Munuve
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 08, 2025

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Ken Ng’ondi, visibly moved, reflected on how deeply Munuve had influenced his own path to leadership.

Speaker faults Nairobi MCAs for inaction as rogue developments rise across the city
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 14, 2025

Ng’ondi lamented that City Hall officials have allowed unchecked development of high-rise buildings without adequate oversight or adherence to the law...

Nairobi Speaker threatens to declare seats of absentee MCAs vacant
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 23, 2025

The Speaker noted that the issue of quorum has become a recurring problem, affecting the smooth running of the assembly’s business.

'Broke' Nairobi MCAs storm City Hall offices in desperation over delayed funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 04, 2025

They said they are struggling to run their wards, with some claiming they have had to buy basic items like tissue paper from their own pockets.

Nairobi MCAs reject Sakaja's Sh44.46bn budget proposal, citing development cuts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 12, 2024

The move has sparked outrage among the MCAs, who argue that prioritising recurrent expenditure over development undermines essential projects across N...

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.

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