Former Nairobi speaker Beatrice Elachi on Friday, December 4, blamed Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko, following his impeachment which saw 88 MCAs out of 122, vote him out.
Speaking to journalists, Elachi, who resigned in August, stated that the governor had attracted God's wrath after he wronged a number of individuals during his tenure.
"He asked the Jubilee Party leadership to tell President Uhuru Kenyatta that once Elachi was let go, things would be okay in Nairobi. He did not care what my kids would eat. But I gave up for the sake of Nairobi.
"To the governor, turn back to God and ask for forgiveness. There are things that you do and probably those around you do not tell. You should remember that there are many people who have shed tears because of you maybe that's why all this is happening," Elachi stated.
On matters corruption, Elachi lamented that Kenyans were not keen to hold their leaders to account when it came to misappropriation and embezzlement of funds.
"Sometimes governors are taken to court for being corrupt but they are bailed out by Kenyans who also file other cases as well. It is important to question the sources of wealth for some of the governors," Elachi stated.
She alleged that leaders of integrity faced a lot of backlash from their colleagues who were corrupt.
Sonko was impeached over allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office. Earlier, he had flown at least 38 MCAs to Kwale in a bid to counter the impeachment motion.
His strategy was to ensure more than a third of Nairobi MCAs were out of Nairobi at the time of the motion, which would have effectively denied the impeachment the two-thirds majority needed for it to pass.
On his part, Sonko claimed that 70 MCAs had recorded statements claiming that they were impersonated by rogue Assembly officials.
"As we continue with efforts to defeat the impeachment motion at the County Assembly, it’s unfortunate that those behind the scheme to bring me down have resorted to intimidation and dirty tricks to achieve their selfish interests.
"This morning over 70 Nairobi MCAs have filed a complaint with police on impersonation of their emails by rogue Assembly officials who want to interfere with online voting on the impeachment motion which is set for debate this afternoon," stated the governor.
