SAKAJA UNDER FIRE: Mosiria Exposes Sh1.1 Billion Budget Row, Procurement Pressure

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A bitter fallout between Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and Geoffrey Mosiria has exploded into a public confrontation, with the former county official accusing his boss of systematically stripping him of authority, frustrating his work, interfering with procurement decisions and ultimately removing him from office. In a statement published on X, Mosiria has challenged Sakaja to explain what he describes as a campaign of administrative intimidation dating back to December 28, 2023. The statement goes far beyond an ordinary disagreement over a county government dismissal. It raises questions about the management of public funds, procurement processes, the exercise of authority within Nairobi City County and the treatment of officials who resist instructions from their superiors. At the centre of Mosiria's accusations is a claim that his refusal to facilitate direct procurement benefiting individuals close to the governor and county contractors triggered a series of retaliatory administrative decisions. Mosiria says Sakaja stripped him of his responsibilities, transferred his functions to junior officers, drastically reduced the budget under his docket and subsequently deployed him t...