Governor Johnson Sakaja Stories

(Hold) Scars of protest: Sunbeam traders still await justice following 2024 fire tragedy during anti-tax demos
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 19, 2025

The Sunbeam Shopping Complex was razed during the anti-tax protests on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, along Mfangano Street in Nairobi’s Central Business Dis...

Governor Johnson Sakaja distances self, Nairobi County government from goons seen backing police during protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 18, 2025

Governor Johnson Sakaja has unequivocally rejected any association with Tuesday’s goons, condemning their involvement and criminal conduct.

Sakaja's administration spends billions on legal fees, garbage as development lags
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 17, 2025

A total of Sh19.38 billion was channelled into recurrent expenditure. Out of this, Sh12.27 billion went to employee compensation while Sh6.12 billion...

Governor Sakaja condemns violence in City during protests, calls for arrests
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jun 15, 2025

The governor revealed that law enforcement agencies have obtained CCTV footage identifying some of the individuals responsible for the acts of vandali...

Over 5,000 Nairobi land rate defaulters face auction as City Hall steps up recovery drive
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 08, 2025

Besides directing auctioneers to begin recovery, City Hall has secured court orders to support the process and formally requested the Ministry of Land...

Nairobi County seeks court nod to auction clamped properties over unpaid land rates
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 05, 2025

Kerich lamented that only 20 per cent of Nairobi landowners pay their land rates, even as all residents expect uniform service delivery from the count...

Toi Market traders demand fresh public participation on perimeter wall, fire station plans
Barack Oduor  |  May 29, 2025

They are asking for speedy engagement between the county government and the traders, who fear that a delay in modernising the project might see it pol...

Court declines bid to halt Nairobi’s Green Army initiative amid labour rights petition
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 28, 2025

Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that halting the programme at this stage would be premature and instead directed that the matter be heard and determine...

City residents seek Sakaja’s attention over shrinking parking spaces amid fears of land grabbing
Barack Oduor  |  May 23, 2025

A spot check by the Eastleigh Voice in the CBD on Thursday morning revealed the ongoing struggle for parking. Many motorists were seen circling blocks...

Sakaja suspends eviction of over 10,000 Mukuru Kwa Ruben residents to allow for talks
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 22, 2025

The contested 100-acre parcel of land has been at the centre of a dispute between the residents, who have lived in the area for years, and a private d...

City Hall targets matatu chaos with new operating rules
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2025

According to the draft Nairobi City County Permit to Operate Regulations, 2025, the county official responsible for public transport will decide how m...

Sakaja names committee to drive Nairobi’s affordable housing plan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

These appointments are in line with Section 34 of the Affordable Housing Act, 2024, which requires county governments to form housing committees to he...

Nairobi County to clamp properties, evict rent defaulters from Monday
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 11, 2025

The move comes after the expiration of a waiver period that ended on April 30, during which landowners were allowed to regularise their accounts witho...

Rent default crisis spiral in Nairobi as Sakaja faces backlash over eviction threats
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 30, 2025

The plan, which tenants claim was rolled out without their involvement, has triggered resistance from residents who are also facing threats of evictio...

Nairobi clinical officers accuse Sakaja of frustrating their career growth
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 24, 2025

Muthama emphasised that the deployment of the five officers would help address the ongoing shortage of healthcare workers in the county.

Nairobi risks service disruptions as most landowners default on rates, Sakaja warns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 24, 2025

Sakaja also said the county could start clamping buildings belonging to defaulters, as allowed by law, but expressed hope that such measures would not...

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 MPs accuse Governor Sakaja of neglect and poor leadership
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 17, 2025

The MPs urged Governor Sakaja to adopt a more inclusive approach, warning that continued disregard for elected leaders would worsen Nairobi’s governan...

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...

Ruto used Sakaja to send goons to disrupt church service, Gachagua claims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 06, 2025

Gachagua also took aim at Governor Sakaja for his alleged role in the chaotic scenes, saying that as an elected leader, he should not be betraying tho...

Gikomba traders move to court to stop eviction aimed at paving way for Ruto's housing project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 22, 2025

Represented by lawyer Ndegwa Njiru, the petitioners claim that the decision was made without consulting stakeholders, including traders, suppliers, an...

Archbishop Sapit bans politicians from addressing congregants in Anglican churches
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 16, 2025

The ACK archbishop stated that political leaders would only be acknowledged but not allowed to speak inside the church.

President Ruto pledges Sh5 million for renovations at Nairobi’s Zawadi Primary School
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 10, 2025

The president aunveiled a commemorative plaque to officially open the Zawadi Comprehensive School Dishi Na County kitchen,

Unpaid fines, penalties pile up as City Hall ignores court orders
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 06, 2025

One of the most notable cases cited by Gathungu is from 1991, where City Hall was ordered by the High Court to pay Sh299,375,214 to a party. Despite t...

Dishi na County workers protest delayed salaries, unexplained deductions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 05, 2025

The staff received Sh17,000 for February instead of their usual Sh18,000, leaving them confused as midterm breaks had never affected their wages in th...

'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.

Sakaja faces MPs' fury over garbage dumping outside Stima plaza
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Mar 04, 2025

The county boss called the event "barbaric, primitive and uncouth" but struggled to identify who authorized the dumping of the waste.

Auditor-General: Sh69.5 million spent, but Nairobi's Mutuini market project stalled
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 01, 2025

The Mutuini market was the first of 20 markets the county government planned to build by 2027 to address the shortage of trading spaces in Nairobi.

Audit report uncovers hiring irregularities in Sakaja's administration
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 27, 2025

Additionally, 3,214 officers changed job groups more than once, with 24 officers shifting job groups three times within the same year.

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