Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has been summoned by the Senate Housing Committee on Housing to respond to concerns by Nairobi residents on old council estates.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna in a statement via X on Tuesday, November 14 said the committee was forced to summon Sakaja after he repeatedly failed to appear before it.
“The Governor of Nairobi has repeatedly failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Housing to respond to serious concerns from residents of the old council estates that are earmarked for redevelopment. The Committee has today resolved to now issue summons to ensure he appears,” Sifuna stated.
According to documents shared by the ODM secretary General, Governor Sakaja should shed light on the urban renewal plan for the Eastlands Area.
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The Nairobi county boss was on June 16 requested for information on the matter and to address allegations of intimidation and threats by county government officials to officials of the resident’s associations who opposed plans to redevelop Nairobi Estates.
The Senate Committee asked Sakaja to submit a copy of the agreement between the Israeli Government and the government of Kenya for the construction of the Ofafa Jericho, Jericho Lumumba, New Pumwani/California, and Ofafa Maringo estates through a tenant purchase scheme.
The Nairobi Governor was also asked to provide a copy of development control guidelines, a copy of volumes 1,2, and 3 reports on Urban Renewal, and the status of the current ownership of the houses in the estates.
He was further asked to submit a statement of rent collected by the County Government since 1985 for Ofafa Jericho Estate, 1988 for Jericho Lumumba Estate, and 1990 for Maringo Estate.
