Kaluma defends Sakaja amid impeachment threats
Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has come out strongly against impeachment calls targeting Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, accusing Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) of using the process as a tool for political intimidation and personal gain.
In an X post on Monday, September 1, 2025, Kaluma urged MCAs to stop using impeachment motions to frustrate governors, warning that such actions are undermining stability in devolved units.
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“We need peace and stability in Nairobi and the other county governments,” the X post read in part.
Kaluma described the trend as blackmail, saying governors were being coerced into making payments to evade removal from office.
“Honourable Members of the County Assemblies should stop blackmailing Governors with impeachment,” he stated.
The legislator further proposed legal reforms to regulate the timing of impeachment proceedings, particularly as general elections draw near.
“We must come up with a law forbidding impeachment proceedings two years before elections. Leave our Governor Sakaja alone!” Kaluma urged.
In a direct defence of the embattled Nairobi governor, Kaluma concluded with a firm message:
Kaluma has raised concerns over how impeachment processes are being misused, reinforcing calls for legislative clarity and institutional safeguards.
The ouster motion
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is facing mounting political pressure after Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), 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.
He added that basic services like garbage collection have collapsed and that the governor has failed to fulfil his responsibility in managing critical infrastructure.
