Gloria Orwoba explains why Sakaja should be impeached
Former nominated senator Gloria Orwoba has explained why Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja should be impeached, amid an ongoing signature collection drive by Nairobi Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) seeking his removal from office.
According to Orwoba, Sakaja is incompetent,and he has failed Nairobians with his leadership.
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Speaking during an interview with Oga Obinna on Monday night, September 1, 2025, Orwoba said that the governor had failed to address critical issues affecting city residents, particularly the persistent water shortages and poor drainage systems.
The vocal politician who revealed that one of her apartments in Nairobi has never had a reliable water supply, questioned why the county government had not resolved basic service delivery challenges.
“I think he should be impeached; he should have been impeached like last year. Sakaja thinks we are in one big Hollywood party; he is all about PR and mbwengeze, Sakaja is completely incompetent in his position,” Orwoba explained.
“One of the apartments I have in Nairobi has never had water ever, then I see Sakaja doing something, and I ask, is it so difficult to figure out the water issue in Nairobi? He can not even deal with drainage.”
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She further warned Nairobi voters against electing leaders based on appearance or popularity.
“Next time msichague watu wa dimples na warembo, sura personal kama sisi ndio tunafanya kazi!”
Sakaja’s impeachment drive
It is worth noting that Orwoba’s call comes at a time when Sakaja is facing mounting political pressure after MCA, led by Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai, confirmed they have finalised a motion to impeach him, backed by more than 100 MCAs.
According to Alai, the motion contains over 20 substantive charges against Governor Sakaja, ranging from mismanagement of county services to the privatisation of core public health functions. The MCAs claim to have already gathered the minimum threshold of signatures needed to table the impeachment motion and more.
“In just 15 minutes of collecting signatures, we had already surpassed the required 42. But we are not stopping at the minimum. We are building a movement of 100 strong 100 MCAs standing together to ensure that Arthur Johnson Sakaja exits as the Governor of Nairobi,” Alai said during a press briefing on Monday, September 1, 2025.
Alai criticised the current state of Nairobi’s infrastructure and public services, accusing Sakaja of offering excuses instead of solutions.
“I think what has been happening in Nairobi is that we have ignored the problem, and now the fish has broken from the end. We have tried to highlight this. He has looked for excuses why he’s not doing it cannot receive calls. I cannot do this. But Nairobi needs action, not excuses,” he said.
“We demand that garbage is collected, that Nairobi’s infrastructure is rectified, and that responsibility is brought back to where it belongs, with the governor.”
