{"id":146137,"date":"2026-07-08T18:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-labels-nairobi-a-city-of-shame-blames-ruto-and-sakaja-for-capitals-decline\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:02:52","slug":"gachagua-labels-nairobi-a-city-of-shame-blames-ruto-and-sakaja-for-capitals-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-labels-nairobi-a-city-of-shame-blames-ruto-and-sakaja-for-capitals-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua Labels Nairobi A \u2018City of Shame,\u2019 Blames Ruto And Sakaja For Capital\u2019s Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched one of his strongest attacks yet on Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and President William Ruto, accusing the two leaders of transforming the capital from the \u201cGreen City in the Sun\u201d into a \u201ccity of shame\u201d marked by insecurity, corruption and failing public services.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement issued after meeting a delegation of opinion leaders from Westlands led by lawyer Nelson Havi, Gachagua painted a bleak picture of the state of the capital, claiming Nairobi had descended into lawlessness under the current administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe City of Nairobi is in ruins. Total failure! It is no longer the Green City in the Sun. Mr. William Ruto and Mr. Johnson Sakaja have transformed Nairobi into a city of shame,\u201d Gachagua said.<\/p>\n

He alleged that criminal gangs were operating with state protection, claiming \u201cgoons have taken over the city\u201d and accusing the police of working alongside what he described as state-sponsored militias.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state-sponsored militia work with the police, and with Ruto\u2019s blessings, they operate with impunity, making everyone scared and causing tourists and investors to stay away,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n

The former deputy president also accused the county government of presiding over widespread corruption, deteriorating public infrastructure and forced evictions.<\/p>\n

He claimed targeted demolitions had left women and children homeless, forcing many families to spend nights in the cold, while public schools were overcrowded and drainage systems had collapsed.<\/p>\n

Gachagua further described City Hall as \u201ca den of corruption,\u201d alleging that bribery had become deeply entrenched within the county\u2019s planning department.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other name for the Planning Department at City Hall should be the Corruption Department. Nothing is working. The people of Nairobi must be heard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The remarks came after Gachagua hosted a delegation from Westlands Constituency led by Havi, whom he said briefed him on what they described as widespread governance failures in the capital and ongoing consultations on what he called the \u201cliberation\u201d of Nairobi and the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am disturbed by the graphic details presented to me on the rot in our capital city, Nairobi. Consultations continue. God bless and save Kenya,\u201d Gachagua said.<\/p>\n

The latest criticism adds to the escalating political confrontation between Gachagua and the Kenya Kwanza administration, with the former deputy president increasingly positioning himself as one of the government\u2019s fiercest critics ahead of the next General Election.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched one of his strongest attacks yet on Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and President William Ruto, accusing the two leaders of transforming the capital from the \u201cGreen City in the Sun\u201d into a \u201ccity of shame\u201d marked by insecurity, corruption and failing public services. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}