A group of lawmakers has urged Governor Johnson Sakaja and Members of the Nairobi County Assembly (MCAs) to resolve their grievances through dialogue rather than plunge the capital into another impeachment battle, a move they warned could risk dragging Nairobi back to the era of the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS).
Speaking in Nairobi on Thursday, the lawmakers, led by Mathare MP Antony Oluoch, Maureen Tabitha Mutinda, Embakasi West MP Mark Mwenje, and nominated Senator Karen Nyamu, commended President William Ruto and Raila Odinga for intervening to persuade MCAs to drop the motion.
They cautioned, however, that should MCAs revive impeachment calls, Nairobi could once again lag on development matters, forcing President Ruto to take measures similar to those of his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta. "History has shown us, particularly with the impeachment of former Governor Mike Sonko, how such actions can destabilise a county for years.
Nairobi was left under interim leadership and eventually the NMS, delaying meaningful development and disrupting service delivery," said Oluoch.
