Alai: Sakaja’s impeachment cannot take place without party principals’ consent
By Mabonga Makhanu, December 18, 2025Kileleshwa Member of the Nairobi County Assembly (MCA) Robert Alai has stated that there is no way Governor Johnson Sakaja’s impeachment can take place without the approval of party principals.
Speaking during an interview on a local radio station on Thursday, December 18, 2025, Alai said that for the Nairobi governor to be ousted, there must be goodwill from President William Ruto and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leadership for the impeachment to proceed.
“For you to impeach the Nairobi governor because of the many interests, you need the permission of the party principals; the president and odm leadership are the ones that determines the impeachment of Nairobi governor.” alai
According to Alai, this is what previously shielded Sakaja from impeachment, as both the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and the President intervened to save him from an impeachment process that was already gaining momentum.
Alai further stated that issues agreed upon months ago, following a reconciliatory meeting held by Raila Odinga with Azimio MCAs and the governor at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation, have not been addressed.
During that meeting, the governor was given a 30-day ultimatum to act on specific concerns raised by MCAs, none of which, according to Alai, have been accomplished.
He also revealed that there was a conversation with the president in the past week regarding the situation in Nairobi.
Alai said the President was briefed that things were not going well in the city and was urged not to allow the situation to deteriorate further.
Sakaja’s impeachment
These remarks come days after an attempted impeachment against Sakaja was halted following intervention by the late ODM leader, preventing the process from proceeding to the Senate.
At the time, MCAs were already armed with signatures and ready to table a motion before forwarding it to the Senate.
This move sparked public uproar after Raila Odinga came out to protect Sakaja from the impending impeachment, with some accusing him of double standards, championing devolution on one hand while blocking MCAs from exercising their constitutional oversight mandate through impeachment as provided for in the 2010 Constitution.