Roads authority lists 5 major Nairobi highways to be closed on Sunday
Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has announced a temporary closure of five major highways in Nairobi County on Sunday, September 29, 2024. In a public notice posted on Friday, September 27, 2024, KURA stated that the 6 am to 2 pm temporary closure will affect motorists plying the routes of Uhuru Highway, Haile Sellasie Avenue, […]
Kalonzo Musyoka throws his weight behind Wakulima Market traders amid eviction row
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has expressed his solidarity with traders facing eviction from Nairobi’s Wakulima Market amidst a contentious row with the county government. Visiting the market on Saturday, September 14, 2024, Kalonzo pledged unwavering support to the affected traders. “We will stand together with Kenyans. Nairobi County government should have developed the 5.5 acres […]
Court declines to unfreeze Ksh643M in assets belonging to City Hall employee
The High Court has declined to unfreeze the assets of a City Hall employee who is accused of amassing Ksh643 million through corruption. A ruling rendered by Justice Nixon Sifuna on Wednesday declined a request by Wilson Nahashon Kanani, a public officer employed by the Nairobi City County Government, to lift orders that froze and […]
Nairobi County announces vacancies for chief officer positions; how to apply
The Nairobi county government is seeking to hire chief officers who will be responsible to the respective County Executive Committee (CEC) members for the administration of county dockets. The new county government of governor Johnson Sakaja is seeking to replace outgoing chief officers who served in the former administration. The current chief officers were vetted […]
Nairobi: Court freezes procurement officer’s property in Ksh40.8M bribe saga
The High Court has frozen nine land properties, eleven cars and three motorcycles belonging to a procurement officer at Nairobi county suspected to have benefitted in Ksh40.8 Million bribes from entities awarded tenders at City Hall between January 2014 to June 2022. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) moved to court to freeze the property […]
Igathe concedes defeat, congratulates Sakaja
Nairobi gubernatorial hopeful Polycarp Igathe has conceded defeat after IEBC declared Johnson Sakaja as the Governor-elect. Taking to social media, Igathe passed a congratulatory message to Sakaja and thanked his supporters. “I accept the decision of the people of Nairobi and thank all our supporters. The Governor of Nairobi is His Excellency Johnson Sakaja. Congratulations! […]
Interesting facts about Johnson Sakaja
Sakaja Johnson (born February 2, 1985) is the current Senator of Nairobi County, having been elected on the 8th of August 2017 in Kenya’s General Election. He was formerly a nominated Member of Parliament who served in that capacity from 2017. The National Alliance (TNA), a member of the current Jubilee Coalition, nominated him to […]