Sakaja Responds To Paying Ksh 21 Billion On Lawyers For Nairobi County
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has disputed accusations that the Nairobi County Government spent more than Ksh21 billion on legal fees, describing the charges as false.
The clarification comes after Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi posted on social media, citing a local tabloid that claimed Nairobi County spent Ksh21 billion on lawyers’ costs, accounting for 70% of its overall legal fees.
In a post on his X account on Tuesday, January 13, Ahmednasir also stated that a large percentage of the purported multi-billion-shilling payments was corruptly transferred back to City Hall.
“Nairobi City County alone is cited as having spent more than Ksh21 billion on lawyers’ fees, accounting for over 70 per cent of total county legal expenditure during the period reviewed,” Ahmednasir wrote.
He went on to add, “This is Haram! 80 per cent of such fees go back to City Hall and are ‘eaten’.”
You would know the difference between claim and money actually paid. 21b is the debt owed to lawyers that we found in 2022 and deemed completely untenable. No such amount has been paid and these claims have since been reviewed downwards by half. Still too much! We don’t have that…
— Sakaja Arthur Johnson (@SakajaJohnson) January 13, 2026
In response to the lawyer, Governor Sakaja denied that the county had spent the aforementioned sum, noting that the Ksh21 billion refers to ongoing legal claims, not money previously paid out.
“You would know the difference between a claim and money actually paid. Ksh21 billion is the debt owed to lawyers that we found in 2022 and deemed completely untenable,” Sakaja clarified.
According to the county boss, the present government inherited the claims upon taking office in 2022 and conducted a thorough review.
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He went on to say that no such amount had been paid, and that the disputed legal fees had been reduced by almost half following a comprehensive investigation.
In his clarification, Governor Sakaja stated that, notwithstanding the downward revision, the amount remains too expensive for his government to clear.
“No such amount has been paid, and these claims have since been reviewed downwards by half. Still too much! We do not have that kind of money to pay,” the Governor added.
Nonetheless, the matter has since sparked public debate among Kenyans over accountability issues in Governor Sakaja’s administration, with some calling for swift auditing of the county expenditures.
Sakaja Responds To Paying Ksh21 Billion On Lawyers For Nairobi County
