Mysterious banners of Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja erected on highways

Nairobians woke up to banners put up on various parts of the city calling out Senator Johnson Sakaja over his stand in the debate on the third basis formula for revenue allocation to counties.

The backlash from Kenyans on Twitter through #SakajabetraysNairobi is due to the fact that the contentious suggestion of one man one vote would have benefited Nairobi the most even though countries such as Wajir- the 10th poorest county will lose up to Sh1.4 billion.

The trolls come two days after another one #shameonSakaja which also painted him as a leader who had betrayed his own country.

In the hashtag, a section of city residents accused the senator of voting against the Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) proposed revenue sharing formula that would see revenue shared according to the population of each county.

It is worth noting that Nairobi is the most populous county and it would have received the lion share from the counties’ budget, had the new formula been approved by Senate.

The Senate reconvenes tomorrow to consider among other options the amendment crafted by the Nairobi Senator and his Makueni counterpart.

This is not the first time that the legislator topped the chart of the social media discussions.

Last month, the senator was charged with disobeying the containment measures after which he was released on Sh15,000 bond or a jail term not exceeding six months upon default.

After the incident, President Uhuru Kenyatta reviewed the health safety protocols banning bars from operation and prohibiting public consumption of liquor. The development had an adverse ramification on Sakaja whose name trended on Twitter under #ShameonyouSakaja, as Kenyans made all sorts of jokes blaming him for the closure of bars.

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