Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Wednesday, March 12, revealed his decision to broker a truce between Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, Members of Parliament and the Members of the Nairobi County Assembly.
The Deputy President made these remarks as he offered condolences to Embakasi North MP James Gakuya and his family for the loss of his brother David Gakuya. Gachagua emphasised the move would allow for faster implementation of development projects across the city.
According to the DP, he had been approached by the Governor asking him to intervene to avert an escalation of misunderstanding between him and elected leaders in the city.
Gachagua noted he was ready to hold conversations with the leaders to solve disagreements for the betterment of the lives of Nairobi residents.
“I had a conversation with the Governor and he agreed that there was a need to bring together all the leaders in Nairobi," the DP stated.
"I am going to convene the meeting with the MCAs, MPs and the Governor. I will chair the meeting,” he added.
Gachagua further commended Governor Sakaja for accepting the responsibility of caring for Nairobi County and called for talks to resolve any stalemate with the leaders.
“The way to solve an issue is first to accept responsibility. I am happy that the Governor is positive on this. So, very soon, I am going to call the meeting so that we can iron out the differences,” Gachagua remarked.
In January this year, a section of the Nairobi MCAs called out the governor on allegations of multi-million fraud at the County Government.
While responding to the claims, Sakaja told off the MCAs, stating the investigations into the multimillion fraud within the county government was a political witchhunt.
