Sakaja fails to appear before the Senate again, fined Ksh.500K

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has yet again been fined Ksh. 500, 000 for failing to appear before the Senate Energy Committee.

Sakaja was summoned by the Senate Energy Committee that was looking into the Mradi gas explosion in Embakasi that occurred on February 2, leaving 6 dead and over 200 people injured.

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna requested the Inspector General (IG) of police, Japhet Koome to arrest the Nairobi governor and present him to the Senate committee.

On Monday, the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) censured Sakaja for repeatedly failing to attend scheduled meetings and ignoring summons from the House. 

Sakaja was summoned by CPAIC on April 8 to explain how Ksh.76 billion was used in four subsequent Financial Years from 2019 to 2023, but he did not comply.

Likewise, the CPAIC has directed the IG to compel the governor to appear before the committee within 14 days.

If the committee finds that the Ksh. 76 billion cannot be accounted for, it can advise the Treasury not to fund Nairobi County and to legal action to be taken against Governor Sakaja.