Azimio spokesman Makau Mutua and Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai have been embroiled in a fierce confrontation on X, discussing Governor Johnson Sakaja's handling of Nairobi County affairs.
Mutua asserted that Alai, along with numerous elected Ward representatives, is complicit in the chaos within the City County.
He urged Alai to refrain from solely airing grievances on social media and instead collaborate with fellow leaders to address the issues at hand.
He referenced a scenario wherein roadside vendors have encroached upon road spaces and erected kiosks, particularly prevalent in the Westlands area.
"For example, for two years now, the residents of the Raphta Road/Church Road in Westlands have pleaded with him to get the illegal kiosks erected on the roadside removed without success. People eat and relieve themselves in public there leaving garbage and waste strewn all over," Mutua said.
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"The area is becoming a den of muggers, rapists, and thieves. Recently, there was a lynching/killing and daylight theft in a high end grocery. Alai should do his job instead of living on social media posting all day," Mutua said.
I see my brother @RobertAlai criticizing @SakajaJohnson and rightly so for the mess and the corruption in the county. But he’s a part of the mess himself, as are the vast majority of MCAs. For example, for two years now, the residents of the Raphta Road/Church Road in…
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He further queried the actions of other elected leaders, questioning their focus on addressing such issues.
Mutua also appealed to the Ministries of Interior and Transport to intervene, emphasizing the purported failure of the county government.
In his response, Alai expressed satisfaction with being aligned with other county legislators, as mentioned by Mutua.
He affirmed his stance, asserting that he will not deprive struggling traders of their livelihoods.
Alai maintained that these traders have the right to conduct their business without interference from Makau Mutua.
"I am happy to be together with fellow MCAs in your eyes because I refuse to render poor traders jobless and condemn them to economic misery.
"Prof, those traders have a right to ply their trade without your snobbish character intruding into their honest endeavours. I thought you were teaching in Buffalo NY. You have come to render people jobless?" he posed.
Alai has consistently been a vocal opponent of the Sakaja-led administration.
