Letters to Governor Sakaja seeking system access have reportedly gone unanswered, further fueling suspicions about the county’s financial operations.
In the battle between economic interests and public health, Moses Kuria has thrown his weight behind profit. The senior economic advisor to President William Ruto has condemned the Nairobi County government for ordering the closure of Naivas Supermarket over health violations. Kuria believes the move is reckless and damaging to the economy. But critics say […]
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is facing increasing pressure from members of the Nairobi County Assembly (MCAs) affiliated with the ODM party, who are actively plotting his impeachment. The MCAs have devised a plan that involves promoting his deputy, James Muchiri, to a cabinet position. This move would allow them to appoint a new deputy, creating […]
Muslim lawyers association has called for the prosecution of Nairobi speaker Ken Ng’ondi for sexual harassment.
Call it dirty linen washing Friday, Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja declared violence on X (formerly Twitter) over the weekends going for each other’s neck by engaging in a war of words that saw the two politicians holding nothing back as they accused each other of drug addiction. […]
ODM leader Raila Odinga believes his bid to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta got a major boost after he was endorsed by a team of Mount Kenya billionaires to protect their businesses. The promise to back Odinga comes a midst a grand search for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s successor or kingpin of the vote rich region that […]
Acting Nairobi Governor Anne Kananu has signed into law Nuisance Bill 2021 which will force irritant city residents to part with Sh10,000 and Sh500,000 in fine or an imprisonment term of six to 12 months for blowing their nose without a handkerchief or tissue paper in public. The new law also extends to anyone caught […]
Members of County Assembly (MCAs) from Nairobi want to be allowed to summon appointees of Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) to appear before various committees to respond to queries on expenditure of funds allocated to them. This comes after ward representatives raised serious concerns over Major General Mohamed Badi-led agency not submitting quarterly reports for the […]
Handshake partners President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga whose candidates flopped in the 2017 Nairobi gubernatorial race have reached a compromise to back one candidate once the impeachment of Governor Mike Sonko is complete. The two leaders are the brains behind the impeachment of the governor whose fate is now pending at the […]
Governor and his co-accused faced 19 charges of corruption, abuse of office and irregular payments that saw the county lose Sh357 million. Count 1: Sonko, alongside Fredrick Odhiambo alias Fred Oyugi T/A Yiro Enterprises, Web Tribe Limited, Danson Muchemi Njunji, Robert Muriithi Muna, Zablon Onyango Ochomo, ROG Security Limited and Antony Otieno Ombok alias Jamal […]
Big win for COFEK after the High Court ordered immediate suspension of the enforcement of revised parking fees by the Nairobi County pending the hearing. On Tuesday, Sonko-led Nairobi County government announced changes in the parking fees. According to the changes that were effective as from Wednesday, motorist were required to pay Ksh400 to park […]
NAIROBI County government is headed for rough times and leadership vacuum as EACC is poised to arraign Governor Sonko in court over corruption. Sonko is expected to face charges over the award of tenders for collection and disposal of garbage within the city. The governor is suspected to have corruptly awarded the tenders to his […]
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives have now put Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on the frying pan after he allegedly pocketed Sh20 million from a remunerative garbage collection contract involving Nairobi County government. According to EACC, some of the firms that won the Sh357 million tender wired more than Sh20 million to Sonko’s personal bank accounts […]
