16 Facts About Johnson Sakaja

Johnson Arthur Sakaja was born on 2 February 1985 and is a Kenyan politician serving as the governor of Nairobi City County since 25 August 2022.

Johnson Sakaja was nominated to Parliament by The National Alliance party which was part of the ruling Jubilee Coalition.

Johnson Sakaja was the National Chairman of The National Alliance until 9 September 2016 when the party merged with 12 others to form the Jubilee Party.

At the age of 26, Johnson Sakaja helped form The National Alliance of which he became the chairman.

Johnson Sakaja served as the Chairperson of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association, a parliamentary caucus responsible for advocacy of youth empowering policies and legislation as well as mentorship of youth leaders.

Johnson Sakaja co-authored a book in collaboration with the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists on Representation and Fiscal Decentralization.

Johnson Sakaja served as the Chairperson of the Committee of Labour and Social Welfare, a standing Committee which deals with matters pertaining manpower and human resource planning, gender, cultural and social welfare, national heritage, betting, lotteries, sports, public entertainment, public amenities and recreation.

Johnson Sakaja was seconded by TNA to the National Assembly as one of its three nominated MPs.

Johnson Sakaja is currently the Chairman of the Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity.

Johnson Sakaja is the Chairman of Kenya Young Parliamentary Association which is a caucus made up of MPs who are below 35 years of age.

In 2017 Johnson Sakaja stepped out of the Gubernatorial race and opted to go for the Senator seat.

In November 2021, Johnson Sakaja declared his interest to vie for Nairobi City Governor's seat in the 2022 Nairobi gubernatorial election.

Johnson Sakaja was cleared by the IEBC to run for the seat on 7 June 2022.

Mr Johnson Sakaja won the gubernatorial election with 699,392 votes, while his Jubilee Party opponent Polycarp Igathe got 573,516 votes.

Johnson Sakaja is deputized by James Njoroge Muchiri who had been serving as Absa Bank Kenya Ltd Chief Operating Officer.

In 2016, Johnson Sakaja was awarded the African Achievers Award Change-maker of the year.