Fresh political tension is building at City Hall after Nairobi Members of the County Assembly announced a new plan to remove Johnson Sakaja from office. The move comes less than a year after a similar attempt and just weeks after the governor signed a Ksh80 billion cooperation agreement with the national government.
During a press briefing on Tuesday, March 3, the MCAs said they are preparing to submit an impeachment motion to the clerk of the county assembly.
After that, it will be forwarded to the speaker for consideration. The legislators, led by Nairobi South Ward MCA Esther Waithera Chege, said they have outlined 22 grounds for impeachment. However, they have not made the details public.
The MCAs were clear that this new effort is not linked to the previous impeachment attempt. They described it as a fresh process based on different issues. Chege insisted that they have gathered enough support within the assembly to move forward.
“We have enough signatures for the first round. The second round comes within the seven days, and I can assure you we have an overflow of signatures for the first round,” Chege said.
She added, “We are confident about our members who have appended their signatures. Moving forward, we will only be counting days. These new signatures have nothing to do with last time’s motion of impeachment. This is a new impeachment.”
The earlier attempt to remove the governor happened on September 1, 2025, when more than 70 MCAs out of the 123-member assembly supported a motion to impeach him.
At the time, the situation drew national attention and led to the involvement of President William Ruto and the late Raila Odinga.
The MCAs had then raised concerns about unfulfilled campaign promises, delays in bursary payments, and the stalled Ward Development Fund. They also accused the governor of failing to address the needs of residents and ignoring ward priorities.
On September 2, 2025, Raila hosted a closed-door meeting at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation to ease tensions between the governor and ODM-allied MCAs.
According to Nairobi County ODM Chairperson George Aladwa, Sakaja admitted to the concerns raised and apologised. He was given 60 days to improve his working relationship with the assembly.
Despite those efforts at reconciliation, the MCAs now say the current impeachment push stands on its own. They have remained silent on the exact nature of the 22 charges, only maintaining that the process will proceed in the coming days.
