‘Haiwezekani!’ DP Gachagua slams Sakaja over plan to kick matatus out of Nairobi CBD

In his Monday address to Nyeri residents, the DP went bare-knuckled at Sakaja, telling him to cool it because it was he who mobilized voters to elect him in the August elections.

Gachagua criticized the county executive's plan, claiming it would destroy the economy in the nation's capital.

“I have told the Nairobi Governor that we will have a sitting with him because we are the ones who elected him. I mobilized Kikuyus in Nairobi to vote for him and called him. Any decision that he makes which may affect business in Nairobi, we must first sit and discuss,” Gachagua said.

“Hatutaki speedy mingi sana, twende pole pole. Hio maneno ya kutoa matatu, hio haiwezekani. Sitaki tuanze kusumbua wafanyibiashara.”

DP Gachagua compared Sakaja's situation to that of former Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui, implying that if he does not keep his word, he risks losing his seat in the next elections.

The deputy president at the same time commended incumbent Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika for restoring matatus in towns.

“Mimi napongeza Governor Kihika... pale Nakuru watu wetu walikua wamefukuzwa na yule mtu wa Azimio, Kinyanjui na akawapeleka msituni. Mimi nikaambia watu ndio wataamua. Mfukuzeni kama gavana mmpeleke msituuni na nyinyi mrudi town…si hivyo ndivyo watu wa Nakuru walifanya?” He posed amidst cheers.

The DP urged Sakaja to meet with him in order to resolve the issue, which has since sparked opposition from members of the public and the transportation sector.

Sakaja's directive also seeks to have long-distance Matatu operators in the capital relocated to the Green Park terminus at Uhuru Park in an effort to reduce congestion, an order that the High Court has since halted.