MOSIRIA FIRES SARCASTIC SHOT AT SAKAJA AFTER SACKING

Nairobi County's former Chief Officer for Citizen Engagement and Customer Service, Geoffrey Mosiria, has fired a sarcastic parting shot at Governor Johnson Sakaja following his dismissal, accusing the county boss of sidelining him for nearly three years and alleging a plan to have him prosecuted and jailed.

Mosiria spoke on Wednesday, October 21, shortly after a county government reshuffle confirmed his removal from office, in changes that affected three chief officers.

In a statement posted on X, Mosiria sarcastically thanked Sakaja for making his dismissal official, arguing that he had effectively lost his authority in December 2023, long before the latest announcement.

“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,” Mosiria wrote.

He alleged that Sakaja stripped him of his mandate as an accounting officer in the health department and transferred the responsibilities to junior officers through what he described as an unprocedural memorandum.

Mosiria further claimed that the health docket's budget was reduced from KSh 1.2 billion to KSh 100 million after he declined to participate in direct procurement arrangements he alleged would favour individuals close to the governor and county contractors.

“You went ahead and reduced my dockets health budget from 1.2B to 100M so that I couldn’t have a budget to work reasons being I refused to be used to do direct procurement favoring people around you and your contractors,” he stated.

He claimed Sakaja confronted him over the matter during a WhatsApp conference call attended by the governor's chief of staff, Osman Khalifa, adding that he had documents to support his account.

The former chief officer said he was subsequently transferred to the Environment department, where he alleged that his director reported directly to the governor, leaving him with little authority.

Rather than remain idle in the office, Mosiria said he continued leading street enforcement operations because he wanted to serve Nairobi residents despite the challenges he claimed to face.

He also cited attacks in official WhatsApp groups, public criticism and pressure from bloggers calling for his resignation, saying his attempts to discuss his grievances with Sakaja largely went unanswered.

Mosiria identified December 28, 2023, as the date of his last meeting with the governor at his private office in Riverside, where he claimed his responsibilities were taken away.

He also revisited a contempt of court case that he said nearly resulted in a six-month jail sentence, alleging that it was part of an effort to push him out of office. He claimed his subsequent transfer to the Citizen Engagement and Customer Service docket followed his questions about the matter.

The former official further alleged that he had received information about preparations for another court case intended to have him imprisoned.

“Lastly I have information that you are preparing a court case to fix and jail me. I hope Nairobi people know who belongs to jail and who should serve them,” he wrote.

The allegations concerning procurement arrangements and an alleged plan to prosecute him had not been independently established. Sakaja's administration had not publicly addressed the specific accusations in the reports.

Despite his dismissal, Mosiria maintained that he remained committed to serving Nairobi residents and signalled his readiness to challenge Sakaja for the governorship 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 stated.

He added that his ambition was driven by a desire to improve county systems rather than engage in personal confrontations.

“My desire has never been to fight anyone; it has always been to fix the systems and serve the people of Nairobi,” Mosiria said.

He had previously indicated that he would seek the backing of former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko and former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i as he considered the gubernatorial race.

His removal came days after he publicly expressed interest in the seat, setting the stage for a potential contest against Sakaja, who won the 2022 election on a United Democratic Alliance ticket and is seeking a second term.

However, the county government's dismissal notice did not explicitly link the reshuffle to Mosiria's political ambitions.

Mosiria's exit was confirmed in a notice dated October 21 and signed by Nairobi City County Secretary and Head of Public Service Machel Waikenda.

The circular, issued with Sakaja's approval under sections 44(3)(a), 45(5) and 64 of the County Governments Act, 2012, announced changes affecting three chief officers.

Zipporah Njeri Mwangi was designated Acting Chief Officer for Public Participation, Citizen Engagement and Customer Service while retaining her existing responsibilities in City Culture, Arts and Tourism.

Eng. Samwel Njogu was assigned as Acting Chief Officer for Mobility, while Godfrey Akumali retained the Housing and Urban Renewal docket and additionally assumed the role of Acting Chief Officer for Lands.

The changes took effect immediately. The notice did not provide a detailed explanation for Mosiria's removal.

Separately, Mosiria rejected allegations circulating in a video claiming that he had diverted medicines intended for public hospitals to pharmacies allegedly associated with him.

He maintained that medical supplies reached all 124 county health facilities during his tenure in the health docket.

According to Mosiria, Members of the County Assembly, Community Health Promoters, chiefs and other community leaders accompanied the deliveries to help ensure the supplies reached their intended destinations.

He challenged anyone with credible evidence of wrongdoing to present it through the appropriate legal channels, saying he would defend himself against allegations he considered false or malicious.

Mosiria previously worked in Nairobi's health administration before gaining wider public recognition through his hands-on environmental enforcement operations and social media updates while serving as Chief Officer for Environment.

He was transferred to the Citizen Engagement and Customer Service docket in November 2025 before the latest reshuffle formalised his exit from the county administration.