Nairobi County Executive Geoffrey Mosiria Allegedly Fakes Hospitalization to Dodge DCI Probe Amid KPLC Waste Dumping Scandal

Geoffrey Mosiria, Nairobi County’s camera-loving Chief Officer for Environment, has reportedly gone into hiding after allegedly faking a hospitalization to evade a criminal investigation linked to the controversial waste dumping at Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) offices earlier this week.

Sources close to the matter tell Kenya Insights that Mosiria, abandoned by Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja amid mounting pressure, staged a medical emergency to avoid interrogation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

The saga began on Monday when Nairobi County officials, under Mosiria’s direct instructions, dumped piles of garbage outside Stima Plaza, KPLC’s headquarters, in a dramatic retaliation to a power disconnection at City Hall over an unpaid KSh 3 billion electricity bill.

The situation escalated further as county askaris disconnected sewerage lines, causing an explosion of waste that drew widespread outrage.

The incident, captured in viral footage, sparked a public relations nightmare for the county government and prompted swift intervention from the national level.

On Friday, February 28, Mosiria announced via social media that he had been admitted to Nairobi Hospital with a stomach upset, a claim that raised eyebrows given the timing.

Insiders now allege this was a ruse to sidestep a looming DCI summons as the waste-dumping fiasco spiraled into a criminal investigation. “He knew the heat was on, and Sakaja wasn’t going to back him up,” a source familiar with the situation told this publication. “The hospitalization was a convenient escape hatch.”

Governor Sakaja, summoned to State House on Friday by President William Ruto, faced intense scrutiny over the incident. Ruto, addressing congregants at a church service in Roysambu on Sunday, March 2, revealed he had personally intervened, calling both Sakaja and KPLC management to resolve the feud.

The President tasked Head of Public Service Felix Koskei with ending the standoff, a directive that led to a truce announced by Sakaja on Wednesday.

However, in distancing himself from the debacle, Sakaja claimed he had not directly ordered the waste dumping, effectively leaving Mosiria to bear the brunt of the fallout. “I didn’t tell the askaris to dump garbage,” Sakaja insisted during a press briefing at City Hall, pointing the finger squarely at his environment chief.

Mosiria, known for his high-profile, live-streamed raids on city establishments over noise complaints and sanitation violations, has been conspicuously absent from the public eye since the scandal broke.

His penchant for the spotlight—often seen documenting his enforcement actions on social media—stands in stark contrast to his current silence. “This is a man who thrives on attention,” remarked a Nairobi resident. “For him to vanish like this, something’s seriously off.”

The waste-dumping incident has not only strained relations between Nairobi County and KPLC but also drawn legal action.

On Wednesday, KPLC and its affiliated trading partners took the county to court over the stunt, with a hearing scheduled for later that day.

The court directed parties to await the outcome of negotiations led by Koskei, Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi, and Sakaja, but Mosiria’s absence has fueled speculation that he’s become the scapegoat in a messy political chess game.

Critics argue that Mosiria’s bold move at Stima Plaza may have been a miscalculation, flying too close to the sun in a bid to assert county authority.

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko weighed in, slamming the approach as reckless: “Dumping waste doesn’t punish KPLC alone—it exposes residents to health risks like cholera.” Sonko urged Sakaja to pursue diplomatic solutions rather than theatrical retaliation, a critique that now hangs over Mosiria’s head.

As of Sunday, March 2, Mosiria remains out of sight, with no official statement from his office or Nairobi Hospital confirming his alleged condition.

The DCI has yet to comment on whether they are actively pursuing him, but the pressure is mounting. President Ruto, in his Sunday address, praised Sakaja’s apology as a sign of courageous leadership, a nod that pointedly excluded Mosiria, further isolating the embattled executive.

With a criminal investigation looming and his governor seemingly cutting ties, Mosiria’s next move remains uncertain.

Has the self-styled enforcer of Nairobi’s environmental laws finally met his match, or will he emerge from the shadows to face the music? For now, the city watches as this saga unfolds, one pile of garbage at a time.