Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja will not be testifying against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.[โฆ]CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLEโถ
The governor who was among the high profile Kenyans who had promised to show up at the Senate to testify against the DP was nowhere to be seen all day long on Wednesday.
Kenyawide.comcan authoritatively testify that the city boss, instead, decided to keep himself busy outside the country. A source told media that he flew to Mexico City for the Bloomberg CityLab 2024 Summit, where he is featuring as one of the keynote speakers.
โLater today, Bloomberg CityLab reporter Fola Akinnibi will join Governor H.E. Sakaja Arthur Johnson of Nairobi, Kenya, to talk about what cities can learn from putting young people at the heart of decision-making,โ the event programme seen by this writer read.
His absence from the Senate hearing caught many by surprise, including Gachaguaโs lawyer Ndegwa Njiru, who took to X social platform to express his anticipation of cross-examining the governor.
โSakaja tukutane kwa Senate asubuhi kesho. Sakaja amehepa,โ Njiri commented.
Mr. Sakaja had submitted an affidavit accusing Gachagua of unlawfully interfering with Nairobi Countyโs operations, including the relocation of traders from Wakulima Market to Kangundo Road Market.
In the affidavit, the Deputy President allegedly โviolated the principle of separation of powersโ by holding rallies that incited the public against lawful county decisions.
Today Thursday is the final day when the Senate will be voting either โYes or Noโ on the motion before Gachagua and his team move next to the courts where a three-judge bench will be hearing his case and make a determinationโฆCLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>
