Nairobi MCAs annnounce new plan to impeach Governor Sakaja

The MCAs, led by Deputy Minority Leader and South B MCA Waithera Chege and Baba Dogo MCA Godfrey Majiwa, said they have already collected enough signatures to table an impeachment motion against the governor.

Addressing the media on Tuesday, Waithera Chege confirmed that the members were ready to present the motion formally but were unable to do so after the Clerk failed to appear.

“I want to thank the Nairobi MCAs for approving the proposed cooperation agreement between the Nairobi County Government and the National Government by a majority vote,” she said.

She added:

“We also had another agenda, of presenting the signatures of impeachment before the Clerk for the Nairobi Governor. Unfortunately, we were not able to do that. The Clerk was nowhere to be seen. The Speaker has, however, promised us that tomorrow by 10 am we will be able to present the same before the Clerk. We were ready to present the motion and the particulars, but after the House business sitting, the Clerk disappeared.”

On the details of the motion, the Deputy Minority Leader said the document would only become public once it is formally presented.

“Until it is presented before the Speaker, that is when it becomes a public document. We have enough signatures for the first round. We cannot mention the figures now until the Clerk officially receives the documents,” she stated.

She further revealed that the MCAs have compiled 22 charges against the governor.

“We have 22 counts against the governor, the contents of which I cannot display now,” she said.

The impeachment push comes moments after the County Assembly approved a cooperation agreement between the Nairobi County Government and the National Government.