Inside the MCAs’ demands in dropped bid to impeach Governor SAKAJA

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - Nairobi Members of County Assembly demanded the removal of two main assistants to Governor Johnson Sakaja as part of an agreement to drop their bid to impeach him.

They want the aides David Njoroge and Osman Khalif and finance bosses Charles Kerich and Aisha Abdi to be dropped from their roles.

They argued the officials have been disrespectful to them.

They also claimed that the officials mislead the governor in making major decisions.

“There is one Osman and Davy. Then there is Aisha who is leading in misleading the governor. We want them to be set aside for now,” said the MCAs.

Abdi is the Chief Finance Officer at the county and is seen to be powerful and controlling. The same applies to Kerich. Efforts to their comments were futile.

The Nairobi MCAs had presented their concerns, which they said were sufficient to impeach Sakaja.

The ward representatives, who had already secured enough signatures, accused the governor of sidelining them and implementing development projects without consultation.

They however dropped the bid after the intervention of leading party officials including Raila Odinga and president William Ruto.

The MCAs questioned how the Ward Development Fund had been utilised, as well as the criteria used to select projects and award bursaries in the county.

The Nairobi governor, who was present at both meetings, pledged to involve the county assembly through consultations in running county affairs.

The principals of the broad-based government on Tuesday held separate meetings to save Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja from a looming impeachment push by ward representatives.

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ward representatives put the plan to impeach Governor Sakaja on hold for 30 days following the intervention of party leader Odinga.

At State House, Nairobi, Ruto secured more wiggle room for the beleaguered governor by persuading UDA MCAs to work with him.

The MCAs had expressed dissatisfaction with the handling of key issues in the capital.

After day-long consultations chaired separately by President Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga, the Nairobi MCAs dropped the impeachment motion against Governor Sakaja.

Via Cyprian Nyakundi