| The Explainer | Is Nairobi's Johnson Sakaja an absentee Governor? - Sakaja on the spot

Governor Johnson Sakaja: I have seen fake media reports that the Auditor General said Nairobi paid KSh.10B to lawyers. That is not true; it’s impossible

[@francismutundu9362]

Nairobi needs a council .Not an individual ,a council under a very big microscope and high pressure to deliver

[@chinkutravels]

I second you, we need councils in this big city of Nairobi and they be non political People because all we have is high expenses yet nothing to show for the expenses

[@ZahraNereah]

aw7wp

[@readoutloudrol5755]

Dear Governor, Nairobi is filthy and I am sugarcoating it. Clean up the streets and pave each and every road plus inner roads(vichochoroz) in Nairobi...doing this will make a world of a difference. Fix the potholes. Get rid of the hawkers make sure you have designated areas for them. Fix the drainage, little rain and Nairobi drainage is broken. Stop building more useless highrises, focus on housing in the outskirts. Nairobi will look horrible with no green spaces but concrete jungle. The whole of Africa is looking at Kenya to see whether we shall succeed or fail given that people have hyped it up, let's maintain that hype.

[@bensonchege8623]

Turning Nairobi into shit hole while looters has the audacity to present their fake auditors 😮billions have been siphoned....went to France to borrow a million euros...damn French who needs the French while our brothers up north are doing away with the French!!! Sakaja is just taking Nairobians for a damn ride 😮

[@frashaoskah8446]

Nairobi should be under General badi... Apewe 10 years

[@marktalamson4697]

Sifuna should have been present🤣

[@tfl4963]

Sifuna angemvaa... 😅

[@nellyonserio896]

Ikr😂😂😂

[@panafrican.nation]

kuwa na huruma pris. Sakaja ni baba ya watoto wachanga

[@WyclefBwaazaVileiko]

Hahaha you thinking like me buana

[@kelvinkoech8083]

That uncircumcised kid??????, Funny

[@molotovcocktail4207]

All young politicians likes of Sakaja, Mutula, Murkomen whose English is fluent and sound sober have performed poorly and that's a fact.

[@ATUTIJM]

A very poor interview. Not only is the interview lacking objective questions, it sounds to be full of vendetta and lacking content. Next time look for someone informed enough to interview the governor

[@ianyosi8471]

A lot of talk no work

[@user-tk6lc8zv9c]

Knowledge of English accounts to very little of what a good leader is. Chinese and Japanese have very poor English yet their countries are great. Only African leaders take pride in a foreign language.

[@georgesalano5771]

Because you and other many people have assumed that eloquence in English language is a measure of intelligence and good performer?

[@chinkutravels]

To a great extent the young leadership we have has let us down Kizungu mingi na new suits is all they are showing us compared to the old generation leaders

[@mokiaolenaputu7648]

An anchor is underrated. She should actually be working for CNN and being paid millions of money. Her level of professionalism is astounding

[@nyabutokwambokadarvin2994]

The goodness of Nairobi with governors is always one term,I regret having voted him

[@kennah2542]

I still regret voting this guy... Never again.

[@eroomtetezi]

Dude is just incompetent to the core. Doesn't take calls, doesn't respond to meetings... Always unaccessible... Unavailable and just stinks. You can't lead the capital and a city that is a hub of modern and a tech leading destination in East & central Africa with this mentality. This is not a senate or palimentary show off but for crying out loud, answer to the questions of people in the structures available. Stop attempting funerals and work. Toka tiktok and work. Nairobi is just filthy and there's nothing to show about your work. You are in sighting kanjos to mistreat the same people who voted for you. Business are closing down everyday in this county due to lack of leadership and structures in place. Enough is enough. Take your wars elsewhere but work for the people of Nairobi.

[@bonifacekariuki8949]

Nairobi is too huge for a an individual Governor and it should be governed by NMS.. They are stealing from us day and night and since he knows he's a one term Governor.. Ooh boy.. I reserve my comments..

[@AfricanRoyal254]

General Badi for Governor, immediately!

[@tfl4963]

💯

[@jobxw]

Agreed! 💯

[@agcreatedit]

I support u Nairobi was better with Gen Badi

[@georgeobungu6153]

He did some good work even though that thing he was heading was unconstitutional

[@Jepluto]

But Badi is not a politician. That was just a role or command he was given to deal with the situation. We can't vote him in. He has a job he is doing. Let's just start by getting rid of this incompetent man. Maybe Sifuna?

[@stevegisemba8293]

Bonoko governor. Kizungu mingi hakuna kitu. Shenzi

[@tfl4963]

😅

[@user-km5bt9ze5f]

Nairobi is just a hot mess i prefer nms

[@user-ud4bn8di1g]

We need NMS

[@kinyuakennedy]

From dimples to Nairobi potholes... Nairobi needs NMS. We don't need any governor in nairobi.

[@nairobi311]

Spoken like a champion

[@danielmiano6315]

Exactly

[@diddiousdenali]

Sonko was even better he did try plant trees and clean up with his rescue team

[@tfl4963]

I remember he was loudest when opposing NMS 2 years ago. Can't match match his visible incompetence. Truth be said, Gen. Badi was feared by his Sakaja ilk, gallery corrupt politicians

[@JudeMarchisio]

​@@diddiousdenali Wacha uwongo wewe mzee.

[@_suregraphy]

We need NMS back

[@kanjiwilliams9363]

Okwara's desire to land a Ngoto on Sakaja's head

[@jesstheuncoloured2670]

You can see it in her face😂 she's honestly so disappointed in him

[@J_njue]

All so called “youthful “ leaders in Kenya are a disgrace! From that bitter former president, to this haiwezikua-man, all are a waste of

[@boazchurchillogola8619]

Going by the comments, I didn't miss anything by not watching the "Explainer"! One, if Citizen TV was serious, they could have invited an opposition Senator, Edwin Sifuna, Moses Kajwang' or Ole Kina to FACT CHECK the Governor - Otherwise ALL THESE ARE JUST PR GIMMICKS and a WASTE OF TAXPAYERS TIME and MONEY! The Governor chose to attend a media "Explainer" over the Senate hearing because he can play to the media/viewers gallery and not senate where he will meet his matches - Edwin Sifuna, Moses Kajwang', Ole Kina, et al ....

[@bonifacekasoka4048]

He would have walked out of the show I’m sure he counter checked before leaving home 😂

[@kipronogeoffrey5707]

Confidence+ incompetence = madness.😂

[@Missmukiri]

😂😂💯💯

[@mourice1669]

😂😂😂

[@our10picks18]

The moment Sakaja did away with the NMS, I literally said to myself, “This is the worst mistake ever” 😢

[@Jepluto]

Is there a way that Nairobi residents can come together and oust this man. We have accepted that we made a mistake severely. We are paying heavily. The question is can we count our losses and get him out before his term ends. Before he continues to mess the city. A petition maybe?

[@jairoombasa289]

You could tell Yvonne was so frustrated by the governor(as we all are !) Nairobians are tired of Sakaja … nothing is working

[@benm6720]

The problem with Nairobi is low self-esteem, the people are kept in filth and a dilapidated state so that they get habituated to filth. They need to demand forcefully world standards in everything aspirants for any office should understand the high bar they have to clear.

[@kamasalothi1040]

Been a governor especially in Nairobi is a huge job, that requires being selfless which many people are not willing to do. Huyu ni mtu wa sherehe, so nothing will get done in this county.

[@panafrican.nation]

That's exactly it. Being a good leader overall, let alone over a huge entity like Nairobi, requires a very exceptional kind of individual (which includes the selflessness of working very long hours). Explains why the number of leaders that we can name as being great, since independence, can probably be counted on one hand.

[@user-tk6lc8zv9c]

What experience did he really have?

[@calebruto]

An overall score of 5/10. He spoke well however its just smoke and mirrors without fact checking. The default is to not believe politicians until we actually see change in the streets.

[@floameyo6358]

Ukiona mtu analamba lamba mdomo vile Sakaja anafafanya, ujue ni murongo

[@lennyozembo2504]

Aki wewe!!!! Haaaa

[@mourice1669]

😂😂😂😂 hizi ni Story za jaba

[@floameyo6358]

@@mourice1669 zina ukweli

[@gabiwainaina396]

Now I can't unsee it😂 my attention ziko kwa mdomo😂😂

[@floameyo6358]

@@gabiwainaina396 lol

[@Play_Streams]

Nairobi county should be under the National Government. You can't have amateurs being entrusted with the affairs of a metropolis.

[@stevenjagi3764]

From the frying pan into the fire..national government is failing up there, what good will it bring to the city. The president, as usual, will appoint a friend then look the other side when he underperforms. Nairobi needs a council..like nms..not these politicians who only think about their stomachs

[@lauraokal3435]

Sakaja as prepared well, well for this show

[@nicodemusndambuki-wn9uw]

Thanks to Yvonne Okwara for exposing our empty Governor.Okwara we also need you to call our Nairobi women Rep ''MANZI WA NAIROBI''.

[@Jambome]

Wueh! This guy paid a fee note of 60m against a total of 100M to a lawyer defending his govt for not short listing a traffic Marshal! Kwani nini huroga Hawa watu wakifika city hall?? He's making Sonko with all his eccentricities a shadow of looting. This guy is not fit to hold that office.

[@damaasaka5795]

The way i was watching Yvonne akimkalia ngumu last night,, i aspire to be you Okwara, most journalists shut up when the interviewee tells them to give them time but Yvonne didn't spare him, and the way he was diverting after being cornered infact arrogantly,, I loved Okwara,, my mum thought i was watching a football game last night during this interview, it was just awesome 🤗😂😂

[@abdullahijma2073]

Big mistake for Nairobi...naona huyu ana compete na Sonko.

[@josephsimba830]

What did you expect?

[@Gorgeousij]

Better Sonkoly a100 times,we can't see what he is doing,has he talked about his new rapping talent with the video going round😂am sure the President is watching and reading comments from Nairobians.

[@floameyo6358]

Sonko and Sakaja same watsapp gp

[@AdilAbdulaziz-df7xw]

Better sonko...

[@melkyorkaimo4459]

I think Sakaja was in a date. Surely what's this.

[@feisalelmoge7588]

😂

[@WyclefBwaazaVileiko]

Where is Sifuna!!! Where is Sifunaaaaaaaaa😅😅😅

[@lennyozembo2504]

Sifuna the teacher! Yuko wapi!!!!!

[@panafrican.nation]

The school feeding program was in existence (by _Food 4 Education_ , which the county contracted), before Sakaja became governor. It was already a well-run system that had actually won global awards already. We look forward to examples of programs & systems that Saks and his office have started from the ground up and run, by themselves. And examples of what he has maintained well, and improved.

[@readoutloudrol5755]

Good to know

[@nancyosoro8204]

True

[@teddymurigi7064]

Yeah, but how many schools were they doing? I don't hold brief for Sakaja, but it is unfair to spread misinformation. We all know, most public schools in Nairobi did not have concrete and reliable school feeding programme.

[@panafrican.nation]

​@@teddymurigi7064 Whatever scale it was operating at was not my point. My point was that Sakaja did not conceptualize the system. Explain what misinformation I spread.

[@teddymurigi7064]

@@panafrican.nation You're implying that the DishiNaCounty programme wasn't originally devised by the Governor's team and are diminishing their contributions by suggesting the Governor merely replicated the idea from elsewhere. However, if we follow that line of reasoning, one could similarly contend that leaders shouldn't claim credit for developmental initiatives like constructing roads or hospitals, as they likely drew inspiration from elsewhere as well.

[@ayurekituz736]

Sakaja im resident of Mathare and our main problem is electricity for too long we didn't have the power but now theres proper arrangement for provisions of the said commodity and we are satisfied but hon Governor Sakaja pliz come to Mathare to find out what is happening at the ground, pliz.

[@user-se7ek3in7e]

I love madam journalist ❤🥰

[@timothymunene156]

The City must go up 🙊🤣

[@MJN123]

Sakaja is the epitome of incompetence

[@FreddyYoung-vh1mj]

Nairobi & Kenya as a whole just needs militant leadership with harsh penalties for corruption, hii story ya democracy & diplomacy & laws which only apply for the poor hasn’t & isn’t working.

[@Bashley10]

Badi hardly did anything for the pple apart from small developments en huge debts,,the answer is us!!

[@user-hn9go3xw2v]

Okwara doing it the best salute to you

[@NjengaJomo-uq5ij]

Citizen, why didn't Sam interview the Governor?

[@Ivy.4.2.1]

After Mithika's interview, they don't want him to interview them. He digs 'too much '. Bunch of thieves

[@agcreatedit]

i wonder also!

[@lennyozembo2504]

True

[@MichaelMutilili-iw3tc]

Sifuna ako wapi atoe hii kuzungu ya kiburi kwa mr dimples 😂

[@mourice1669]

😂😂😂😂

[@lucyapiyowema6979]

Nairobi needs NMS not individual who can't focus and have no future

[@jojofresh1019]

Sonko was better than him

[@romualdmaina]

Give credit as well to the Governor. Rome was not built in a day. That said, time is ticking your Excellency, maintain you consistency and momentum. Continue auditing your resource and processes and all will be well. Stay Blessed and all the best Sir.

[@NgoziNyeusi]

all the best in what, looting and mismanaging hard earned taxes😢😢😢😢

[@mourice1669]

Lol you have no idea😂😂😂

[@raskimbalo9686]

wacha kizungu mingi maliza 2027 uchomoke

[@ianmworia5790]

The last person I listened to for an hour and they had said nothing in the end was my form 3 chemistry teacher. Huyu jamaa anachoma ile serious.

[@wilfredgichia2059]

Please don't give such fellows airtime....we really need people who can govern. Who will save us?

[@rahimali3004]

What happened to the green workers after so much hype during their inaugration. I dont see them planting trees to make Nairobi the green city in the sun.

[@nancyosoro8204]

They are on you can't plant a tree 🌴 and grow midnite

[@jimmymayore3010]

Huyu ni mtu bure sana!.....Infact media giving idiots airtime

[@berylbeatrice6474]

nairobi needs a leader, a technocrat not a dimple

[@louismatekwa9276]

"Let me tell you, because i know," This is the mentality of a failure...a leader listens!

[@titusmwangi9421]

What happened to my Governor. This is not the same person l voted for always absent his vision lost.

[@thomsyentertainmentinc1422]

Nairobi would be better served like NYC. Borrows have mini managers and the politics should be separate

[@kennethkimani5329]

He did the worst decision to chase NMS away

[@gwimbiumuteza5059]

Been waiting for yvone to say atleast once Well done governor on that...

[@NjengaJomo-uq5ij]

OMG, why? we had 1hr to get clarity. She is on the phone non-stop. basically asking questions and not going in Like, their body language says it all. They definitely PRACTISED BEFORE AIRING!

[@jamesadala6773]

Insecurity is down but noone is talking about that 😢 a coin has two sides.i believe he is trying his best . Nairobi is the Wildlands everyone knows this

[@onlyonce4543]

Shut up

[@susanm7185]

Leadership in nairobi should be managed like a corporate company /as a metropolis by a CEO. These bank managers the likes of mwangi wa equity, the coop bank ceo etc, should manage nairobi metropolis as a corporate entity for profits.

[@michaelheery6303]

no INCINERATOR FOR RUBBISH.

[@victormiles8975]

On a second thought upon listening to the governor, not to come out as undecisive though, I retract my initial assessment about the governor's performance. I think the governor is really trying, if at all all these progress are actual. I think managing Nairobi is quite a daunting task, filled with dirty politicians and business people making work quite difficult for the governor administration. Kudos super senator! Sometimes we have to be fair, let's not just spotlight what hasn't been done or done wrong but also highlight the good job being done. As humans it's easy to judge someone when you aren't in their shoes, and it's the devastating worst habit ever.

[@panic_seller]

only 1 missed senate hearing that doesn't even concern the current governor and Yvonne try to make a big thing out of it , you're now an absentee person who never attends anything. Githeri Media, Yvonne started this conversation furiously like she really wanted to pin him down instead of getting to the bottom of things. Good job for the Governor handling the situation

[@andruegicheru8782]

Why is it our Kenyan media only give negative energy to the audience.Evon Ukwala is not happy ain't happy when sakaja is giving the progress made.

[@cleophaskibet8827]

This guy Is clueless. I regret my vote

[@rahimali3004]

What happened to the Burroughs managing Nairobi by units north, east, south, west and central

[@mourice1669]

Stories

[@NjengaJomo-uq5ij]

"UMMS" cover 75% of this converstaion. love to hear it.

[@peterkmwangi5963]

He's no different from other politicians. How do give you permits to build high rise and yet no answer on those very close to each other not clear which engineer authorized to be very close .

[@ishowspeedreactionz]

He's a good man...a real leader

[@ProjectHyena]

He lied about his education.

[@michaelheery6303]

😮 got 1 MILLION euros phew from France.

[@isaiahkimotho2363]

"We are still glad you are here"😂

[@celestinekuria1373]

She knew what she was doing😂😂

[@joymonicah]

This is just obnoxious poor leadership in totality I even feel angry at how someone can lack total awareness of the county they serve he should go come 2027

[@diddiousdenali]

The most useless and incompetent young leader we all have hope in him. Bure kabisa

[@tamulifechannel]

Sakaja is a smart Guy. you can't put him in a corner

[@clairemuchai]

He really isn't smart. He is just a pro in the art of deflection

[@mukethe]

That "defeatist" statement was spot on

[@evansmunga4933]

Nairobi is too big to be governed by a governor let it be made a metropolis and fall under national government

[@howardokiror9421]

Personal opinion. I think he's smart and well informed. He needs to have a more vibrant NCC PR team.

[@rickopats4950]

How do Nairobians benefit from that...??? They are crying out for real action & leadership on the ground..!!

[@gwimbiumuteza5059]

I agree with u

[@user-qu5lr6mh5b]

And herein lies the problem: Citizens who are easily deceived by smooth talkers end up casting their votes in a manner that is detrimental to the rest of Nairobians

[@cryptoth4n0s77]

Am just thinking if by bad luck something happens to him, i will not miss him. Teams alumni doing what he knows best, nothing. We have ourselves to blame as nairobi voters. We allowed bullshit to go through saying he was humble and what not. Kidero was good, sonko better, NMS GREAT, Dimples ni mavi tu. I think it is high time we disband nairobi county and let it be run by the government as a metropolitan entity.

[@marvinromain433]

the guy is full of shit.

[@rahimali3004]

How come many of our side walks and street roads still do not have cabro. You folk visit the world and see what their streets look like one thing they all have in common is there is not a single side walk with dirt.

[@washyie4675]

Nairobi now ranked as the dirtiest city in the world

[@michaelheery6303]

. the POOR GIRL has to put up with this guy lies.

[@readoutloudrol5755]

Aki imagine

[@marklelaono933]

Nairobi Haiwork, Inawank!

[@chrispinusmutui9457]

Miguna Miguna pls come and drain the swamp

[@bob5700]

I have always believed in this man. I dont know why he has lost grip of his capabilities. He has the brain, but it seems like something went completely wrong.

[@cryptoth4n0s77]

he HAS NOTHING ONLY DIMPLES. hE IS A STORYTELLER AND FRAUD

[@yussufduale4142]

Yes.. Very true indeed. Money & power usu changes all the politicians in Kenya!!! SO we are purely a nation which is politicians have been taking us Kenyans for granted and we must have leaders who will obey the law and TRANSPARENCY N ACOUNTABILITY IS MANDATORY!!!

[@yussufduale4142]

EACC MUST BE SO STRONGER THAN B4 AND FACE THE LAW!!!

[@oddahoward4902]

Money money 😢

[@alexmnai-lx7ye]

What brains..if we could not get his graduate certificate authenticated..cheats with only their stomach to look out for..

[@DavidOchiengMatoro]

Okwara how can the governor feed children and can't give an account on plan to protect their lives. We have incident of having drinking water contaminated with unclean water from siwerage causing cholera and other related diseases. We have questions on either illegal or unprofessional connectivity of electric lines. Let me extend it up to unplanned unprofessional construction ravaging lives of our communities living in this city. What's this man saying.. what's this man doing here?

[@L.J555]

Now I understand why Sakaja would rather pay fines than show up to the senate. Listening to him now vs during interviews leading up to the election is like listening to a once highly decorated professor who suffered a brain Injury. He spent most part of the interview over-explaining and overstating everything but the truth. You have embarrassed and dissapointed especially the youth of this country by making us look incapable of handling leadership roles in this country.

[@NjengaJomo-uq5ij]

the "umms" 🤣. this guy WAS sharp

[@NjengaJomo-uq5ij]

if you can watch his body language also over time...

[@Festusogwankwa-cd2wf]

Very true.. That thurg has embarrassed me so badly.Sakaja was not the right candidate for Nairobi.Polycap Igathe will have done better than him by far..

[@Dan13Speed]

The Governor's Salary is totally insufficient to pay the fines issues by the Senate, yet Sakaja accumulates fines that would make most of us quiver. I heard he bought a multi million dollar home in Runda. Clearly this Governorship is riddled with corruption, and those MCA's are no better. We have a huge problem on our hands. If we cannot arrest and punish severely corrupt leaders in Kenya, then we will continue to see the likes of Sakaja after every election.

[@L.J555]

I think I heard he skived one of the senate meetings kwa sababu he was out of the country for his birthday. That tells you exactly where his priorities are.

[@Ivy.4.2.1]

Dish na county is so ineffective. Unity primary school in Umoja is not on the program. Next term parents have been asked to pack lunch for their kids.

[@Ivy.4.2.1]

Currently parents are contributing 1k for each student to do the class floors which are in a bad state. Promises after promises. Useless politicians

[@jaybillions2023]

Being a Governor in Nairobi is not as easy as it looks. Wueeh !!

[@georgekimani6689]

Ooh lord help this country, we will never heal with this kind of people 😤

[@johnaviha2441]

Sakaja is the wrong person for the job,he can't do much.

[@lucasnandwah6763]

Were is the electric railway that he was saying to reduce the connection and traffic

[@okulld]

Sakaja showing that there’s a lot of activity (and shenanigans too) but the disconnect is the priorities. Why not use the billions to solve the basics like healthcare, garbage and transportation within the city, We are prioritizing the wrong things. Buildings are physical so there is evidence of pipo doing illegal shit. Beacon to beacon shouldn’t be a hard problem to solve. Like before you build, shouldn’t there be a stipulation to first set up the water and sewage? Based on population, traffic,etc? It’s not as if we lack professionals (Kenyans no doubt) to tell us these things. Kenya is depressing maze

[@waltermwaria3234]

I think Sakaja is fine. She is struggling to pin him.

[@Kugantroubleman]

Wewe nikumnoki umemnoki buda otherwise men don't call other men fine. Focus!

[@luna39900]

The NMS was important....now everything went to shit

[@JosephatOkora]

Nairobi is still very dirty!!!!

[@chinkutravels]

So far we cant deny the county has done some things well but below average we had hoped for so much than what they have done. The governor and his team should make Nairobi "workable" as they had envisioned rather think hard on 2 terms because hizi ngumi mbwexe hazitusaidii we need more than what we are getting Mr Governor and your Nairobi county team

[@joymonicah]

Vyonne okwara you have done the work of God you have called sakaja out and shown him for who he is an incompetent leader one who is not for the people but for himself leadership capability of sakaja 10%

[@user-oo8vo9dq8b]

Kwani Tulihire ghost worker sisi Nairobians smh we only learn the hard way.This guy has been MIA for a year???

[@wamz9191]

How this joke of a man is even governor of Nairobi is a mystery. The man's credentials were questionable in the first place but, that's Ruto's government for you.

[@gracemwathi5879]

When Nairobi rains it becomes an indian ocean, we pass through dirty waters when crossing the roads.

[@TheTonyChirahShow]

Governor ate this one.

[@mercywaithaka3708]

"We shall.., we have written... we are making progress... we are facing challenges... we need to verify" OH MY!!!!!!.. what a mess of a governor