Governor Sakaja fined Ksh.500K for ignoring Senate summons

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has been slapped with a Ksh.500,000 fine for failing to avail himself before the Senate Roads and Housing Committee on Tuesday.

Sakaja had been summoned by the committee to shed light on the progress of regeneration projects across city estates.

"Nairobi City County Governor @SakajaJohnson fined Ksh. 500,000/- for failure to appear before the Senate Roads & Housing Committee to deliberate on Nairobi Regeneration Projects in City's estates," the Senate said in a statement on X.

According to his social media activity, Sakaja is presently in Cape Town, South Africa, accompanied by officials of the Nairobi Water Company to “engage in a water reuse conversation together with other global cities.”

The Nairobi Regeneration Project entails constructing 40,000 affordable housing units across 13 Nairobi estates namely; Bahati, Bondeni, Buruburu, Embakasi, Huruma, Jericho, Kariobangi North and Kariobangi South.

Other estates on the list include; Lumumba, Maringo, Suna Road Market, Woodley and Ziwani.

Under the project, 9,000 housing units will be constructed in Bahati while an additional 4,000 will be built in Maringo.

Phase 1 of the project will see Ziwani, Bondeni and Kariobangi North get 2,500, 700 and 2,250 new housing units respectively while a further 6,000 units will be built in Embakasi and Woodley estates.

The second phase of the project, targeting the remaining city estates, will commence once the first stage is completed.

According to Sakaja, the housing project will address the county's housing deficit while at the same time provide employment opportunities for youth.