‘Nothing will stop us from supporting our people’ – Sakaja speaks after being pelted with stones in Kibera
Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja has broken his silence moments after he received a hostile reception at Toi Market in Kibra Sub-County. Sakaja had on Saturday, August 3, 2024, visited the market after a fire in the wee hours consumed property of unknown value, and claimed four lives. However, Sakaja was forced to flee after […]
‘You can even shoot a movie’ – Sakaja changes tune on filming kanjos during arrests
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja now says there is no problem with recording city enforcement officers (kanjos) during arrests, days after ordering the arrests of Kenyans filming the officers during arrests. In his speech during the State of Nairobi address to the Nairobi County Assembly, Sakaja said filming the officers would increase accountability. Sakaja says the […]
Sakaja orders kanjos to detain those filming them during arrests
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has ordered city enforcement officers popularly known as kanjos to arrest and detain those filming them during arrests. Addressing the officers on Sunday, Sakaja termed those filming them as obstruction to the enforcement of justice. “A few people are looking for clout and sensationalizing things. You arrest someone and they scatter […]
Sakaja apologises to street vendors harassed by City askaris, compensates them with Ksh10K each
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has apologised to street vendors harassed by City askaris on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. In a statement, Sakaja announced that he had compensated the vendors with Ksh10,000 each for the loss incurred during the operation which saw several lose valuables. “The happenings in the CBD earlier today were most unfortunate. This […]
Sakaja visits infamous Njiru “footbridge” after public uproar
Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja has visited the infamous Njiru footbridge which has been highlighted on social media as a danger to residents. In a statement after visiting the area, Sakaja revealed the concrete slab that had been used for years by residents as a footbridge was initially intended to be a trunk sewer. “Went to […]
Governor Sakaja sends stern warning as 3 arrested with drugs stolen from city hospital
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, sent a stern warning to cartels involved in theft of medical supplies from public facilities in the city. In a tweet on Tuesday afternoon, the county boss shared a video of three men who were allegedly arrested while ferrying some of the drugs stolen from a […]
Sakaja interdicts 3 Nairobi county employees over collapsed Kasarani building
Three senior employees of the Nairobi county government have been interdicted as a probe into the collapsed building in Kasarani begins in earnest. In a statement on Friday, November 18, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said the three officers have been sent home for neglecting their duties. The affected employees are, Michael Agoya, the Senior Superintendent […]