Geoffrey Mosiria has found himself in the middle of one of Nairobi’s most troubling political scandals, and his response so far only raises more questions. While the heat is on Governor Sakaja over allegations of hiring goons to pose as Babu Owino supporters during protests, Mosiria’s name came up in an insider leak that has made many Nairobians doubt his innocence.
Instead of addressing the core claims, Mosiria jumped on social media to declare he was live on TikTok during the said hours, as if a live video is enough proof to clear his name in such a serious matter.
For someone serving as a county official, his attempt to brush off the issue with a casual online defense shows clear disregard for the public’s demand for real answers.
The controversy, sparked by Maverick Aoko’s exposé, involves reports of printed T-shirts with slogans like “Babu Kwa Sababu” allegedly prepared to link Owino to violence.
Several alleged goons confessed to being hired to fuel chaos during the protests, some for as little as fifty shillings. The fact that people were mobilized under false identities and sent to incite violence should alarm any public officer, especially one like Mosiria, whose name surfaced directly in the exposé.
But instead of cooperating with any investigation or speaking seriously about the claims, Mosiria rushed to defend himself by accusing Owino of dragging his name for political reasons.
This kind of response signals either guilt or an attempt to deflect scrutiny. Even more disturbing is how Mosiria tries to distance himself from the incident by dragging past affiliations with SONU, as if old university politics excuse the present-day chaos happening in Nairobi.
What the public sees is a man who is too comfortable in power, too arrogant to acknowledge the seriousness of the allegations, and too dismissive of the real pain being caused by political violence.
A vendor was shot during these demonstrations, yet Mosiria’s only concern seems to be cleaning up his name on social media without addressing the real issue was he involved or aware of the operation to stage the framing of Babu Owino?
The bigger problem is the role Mosiria continues to play behind the scenes. As someone close to Sakaja’s camp, the silence and casual denials from his end only confirm what many Nairobians have suspected that he might be one of the unseen hands behind the dirty political games shaking this city.
Nairobi deserves answers, not arrogant tweets and half-baked excuses. If Mosiria wants to clear his name, he should stop tweeting and start cooperating with real investigations.
The lives of innocent Kenyans are not pawns in a political chess game, and any public officer caught enabling such manipulation should be exposed and removed.
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