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Sakaja: Some MPs are trying to arm-twist me into paying pending bills to cronies

Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja during an interview at his office in Nairobi on April 26, 2024.

Photo credit: Bonface Bogita | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The governor challenged the Senate Finance Committee to declare any conflicts of interest.
  • Senator Khalwale said some MPs were frustrating Governor Sakaja to make him look bad.

Members of parliamentary oversight committees have been accused of using their positions to influence the payment of pending bills in counties.

On Thursday, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja caused a stir when he suggested that some MPs and senators were behind the capital city's woes.