Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has weighed in on the resignation of Githurai Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Deonysias Mwangi Waithira.
Speaking on Thursday, September 18, Sakaja said he will have a meeting with Mwangi to discuss the matter.
“I saw the news online yesterday about the Githurai Ward representative resigning. I will ask him today to understand what is happening.
“As a leader, you must be ready to face challenges. The path of leadership is tough, even for Jesus,” said Sakaja.
The Nairobi County boss also claimed that he has been informed that Mwangi got a green card and will be going abroad.
“Some people are telling me he got a green card and is going abroad. I don’t know the truth, but I will sit with him,” Sakaja added.
Mwangi tendered his resignation on Wednesday in a letter to the Speaker of the Nairobi City County Assembly.
The Githurai MCA said his exit from office will take effect on November 1, 2025.
Mwangi cited persistent frustration with the Nairobi County Executive’s failure to implement projects and deliver basic services to the residents of Githurai Ward.
“I, Hon. Deonysias Mwangi Waithira, holder of National Identity Card No. 22580672, do hereby tender my resignation from the elective position of Member of the Third Nairobi City County Assembly for Githurai Ward, having been duly elected and subsequently gazetted vide Gazette Notice No. 9956 of 24th August 2022, under Constituency Code No. 279 and County Assembly Ward Code No. 1391, on the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party ticket, with effect from Monday, 1st November 2025,” the Githurai MCA stated.
He highlighted dilapidated roads in Githurai, including the Cifu Road, Rurii Powerline Road, Chiro Road, Mucoe Road, Kweche Road, and Kirogo Road.
Mwangi also said the lack of proper mechanisms to enforce Assembly resolutions, coupled with delays in the facilitation of the Ward Office imprest by the County Assembly Service, had hindered the operations of the Githurai Ward Office in carrying out its mandate.
“I cannot, in good conscience, continue to hold office under the current regime while the residents of Githurai Ward remain underserved and neglected. My continued presence would amount to complicity in a governance system that has become unaccountable, unresponsive, and detached from the lived realities of my electorates,” Mwangi added.
