Former Nairobi County Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria has hit back at Governor Johnson Sakaja following his reassignment, claiming he was effectively dismissed from his duties in December 2023 and alleging that a fresh attempt was being prepared to have him jailed.
Mosiria responded after Sakaja’s administration announced changes affecting three county chief officers in a circular dated Wednesday, October 21, 2026. In a strongly worded statement, Mosiria thanked the governor for making his sacking official but argued that his troubles in the county government had begun nearly three years earlier.
“Thank you, my boss, for making my sacking official. However, what you forgot to tell Nairobi residents and Kenyans is that you effectively dismissed me on 28th December 2023,” he stated.
Mosiria claimed that Sakaja stripped him of his constitutionally assigned responsibilities as an accounting officer and transferred the duties to junior officers through what he described as an unprocedural memo. He further alleged that the governor reduced the health budget under his docket from KSh1.2 billion to KSh100 million, claiming the move left him without sufficient resources to perform his duties.
According to Mosiria, the disagreements arose partly because he allegedly refused to participate in direct procurement arrangements that he claimed would favour people close to the governor and his contractors.
He cited a WhatsApp conference call involving Sakaja and the governor’s chief of staff, Osman Khalif, during which he claimed the governor confronted him over the matter. The allegations have not been independently verified.
The former chief officer further alleged that he was subsequently deployed to the Environment docket but sidelined because his director reported directly to Sakaja. Mosiria said he chose to continue working on the streets to address issues affecting Nairobi residents rather than remain idle in his office.
He also claimed to have endured attacks in official WhatsApp groups, public criticism and a court case that he said nearly resulted in six months’ imprisonment over alleged contempt of court. According to him, his subsequent transfer to the Public Participation, Citizen Engagement and Customer Service docket did not resolve his grievances.
Mosiria claimed his last meeting with Sakaja took place on December 28, 2023, at the governor’s private office in Riverside, adding that his attempts to reach the governor afterwards had largely gone unanswered.
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Despite the alleged frustrations, Mosiria maintained that he remained committed to serving Nairobi residents and was prepared to pursue the county’s top seat in the 2027 General Election.
“Today, I am humbled that Nairobi residents are calling upon me to serve them as their governor. I have endured the pain, learned from the challenges, and I am ready to serve,” he said.
He added that his ambition was not driven by a desire to fight political opponents but by what he described as the need to fix county systems and improve service delivery. Mosiria also alleged that he had received information suggesting preparations were under way for a court case intended to have him jailed.
“Lastly I have information that you are preparing a court case to fix and jail me,” he stated, without providing further details to substantiate the claim.
Sakaja had not publicly responded to Mosiria’s latest allegations at the time of publication.
