Johnson Sakaja’s political life has been hanging in the balance. Early this week, an attempt was made to impeach him a second time in less than 12 months.
Soon after the passage of the cooperation bill between Nairobi County and the national government, it was reported that the assembly would impeach him. While addressing the media, the minority leader in the county assembly, Waithera Chege, stated categorically that the MCAs had gathered enough signatures for the governor’s impeachment.
Azimio MCAs want to redeem Sakaja
However, a couple of days later, MCAs aligned with the Azimio party differed with Chege’s position, saying they were not part of that impeachment attempt. Flanked by county ODM members and others, Peter Imwatok, the assembly’s majority leader, told the press that it would be foolhardy to speak of impeaching Sakaja, just when he had facilitated the injection of big monies into the county.
Obviously, serious discussions and lobbying take place behind closed doors before a decision of this magnitude is made. The minority leader must also have engaged in serious discussions with other MCAs and stakeholders before speaking to the press earlier in the week.
Therefore, one can only wait to see if Imwatok’s position will hold long enough to see Governor Sakaja survive to the end of his tenure.