Nairobi’s political scene is heating up as the push to remove Governor Johnson Sakaja from office gathers speed. New details from investigations by the Nairobi City County Assembly have added fuel to the fire, with documents showing suspicious payments worth Ksh 60,866,140 to companies for goods and services that MCAs say never arrived in county stores.
This revelation has deepened accusations of corruption, mismanagement, and abuse of office, which MCAs argue have flourished under Sakaja’s watch.
The companies listed in the report are Lakev Enterprises, Larsen Investment Ltd, Istanbul Investments Limited, and Larsen Investments Company Limited, which were paid five times between February and July 2023, supposedly for floodlights and drainage materials.When MCAs inspected the electrical store on Ladhies Road and the material store at Nanyuki, they found no record of any deliveries.
There were no entries in the official books, no inspection certificates, and no documents to prove the goods ever existed.
Lakev Enterprises alone was paid twice, receiving Ksh 15,478,448 and Ksh 8,967,692 for floodlights, while Larsen Investment Ltd got Ksh 11,100,000, Istanbul Investments Limited Ksh 13,320,000, and Larsen Investments Company Limited Ksh 12,000,000.
Yet county management has failed to produce vouchers, requisitions, AIE approvals, tender documents, committee minutes, or even invoices to justify these multimillion-shilling payouts.
For the MCAs pushing the impeachment, this is not just an accounting error but part of a larger pattern of shady procurement deals and disregard for the law.
They have also flagged ongoing construction on Haile Selassie Median and Moi Avenue service lane where county resources are allegedly being used without contracts, in clear breach of procurement laws.
The works are reportedly directed by Musyoka Mutiso, a close ally of Sakaja, and financed by Chief of Staff David Njoroge, raising conflict of interest concerns.
The dossier presented to the Assembly goes further, alleging irregular payments to law firms and county staff close to the governor, with Chief Officer of Finance Asha Abdi named in the scheme.
This has worsened public perception that City Hall has turned into a place where county resources are siphoned off while essential services like health and sanitation remain neglected.
With over 84 MCAs already signing in support, the motion has surpassed the constitutional threshold and is heading for a full debate.
Sakaja is reportedly reaching out to political figures like Raila Odinga to shield himself, but MCAs insist this is about accountability, not party politics.
The fight over his removal now looks less like a political stunt and more like a defining moment for accountability in Nairobi’s devolved government.
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