Speaker intrigues blamed for Nairobi County Assembly sitting delay
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja during his swearing-in ceremony on August 25, 2022 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre. Sakaja has been accused of delaying the first sitting of the Nairobi County Assembly to give himself time to influence the election of the speaker.
The race pits Azimio’s Ken Ng’ondi against Kenya Kwanza’s Benson Mutura, who is the immediate former speaker.
Complicating the race, however, is the fact that Kenya Kwanza, the outfit Mr Sakaja belongs to, is the minority in the assembly.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna accused Mr Sakaja of making several attempts to “corrupt” Azimio MCAs in his quest to get a “puppet speaker”.
The race for the Nairobi County Assembly speaker seat is at the heart of the continued delay by Governor Johnson Sakaja to call for the assembly’s first sitting.
The contest for the powerful position has narrowed down to a do-or-die battle between the Raila Odinga-led Azimio la Umoja One Kenya and President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance.
