In the recent times Nairobi Senator Johnston Sakaja has been on crossroads with Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko’s administration. Sakaja has boldly pointed the mistake in Sonko’s administration to the extent of washing his dirty lined in public.
But how will Sonko react to this brewing opposition and shaming? Will still run from it and go to his home in Machakos siting threats or he will face it off with Sakaja?
But it seems Sonko will not fight this Sakaja war alone.
MCAs in Nairobi have criticised Senator Johnson Sakaja over his remarks that the county government is not properly constituted.
They accused him of fighting Governor Mike Sonko instead of defending the interests of devolution in the Senate.
“He is busy fighting the county government thinking that he will use that to ascend to the seat of the Governor,” Majority leader Abdi Guyo said.
He spoke on behalf of other MCAs on Monday in his office.
On Tuesday last week, Sakaja said on Citizen TV’s JK Live that Sonko’s government is ill constituted owing to the many vacant positions.
He said the Deputy Governor’s post as well as some county executives and chief officers’ positions are vacant.
The position of Deputy Governor has remained vacant since Polycarp Igathe resigned in January last year.
Sakaja said this makes the county vulnerable since someone can move to court and seek its dissolution.
“The Constitution says that a properly constituted county government comprises a Governor, Deputy Governor, 10 CECs, chief officers, directors, and other officials,” he said.
Currently, Nairobi has five county executives out of the required 10.
Governor Sonko has either suspended some CECs over alleged misuse of funds, incompetence or disloyalty.
In the latest incident, Janet Ouko resigned as Education CEC on January 7. She said at a press conference “she felt it was time for her to pursue and focus on “other issues”.