Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has suspended Patrick Analo, the County Chief Officer for Urban Planning, following his involvement in a Ksh65.3 million corruption probe by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Dominic Mutegi has been appointed to the position in an acting capacity, effective immediately.
In a statement issued on Friday, June 5, Sakaja additionally suspended the county’s Urban Planning Technical Committee as part of the changes.
This action followed a letter from EACC to City Hall, demanding the immediate suspension of the official in accordance with Regulation 25 of the Leadership and Integrity Regulations, 2015, and Section 43 of the Conflict of Interest Act 2025.
“The commission further directs that, during the suspension period, the officer must be denied all access to his office. This prevents concealment, alteration, removal or destruction of records, documents or evidence relevant to the investigation; or interference with the investigations in any other manner,” stated part of the letter addressed to County Secretary Godfrey Akumali.
According to the Governor, Analo has been restricted from accessing his office and will be prohibited from managing any county documents during the ongoing investigations.
“The County Chief Officer for Urban Planning, Patrick Akivaga Analo, is immediately suspended pending completion of the investigation,” Sakaja declared.
“The officer will be barred from accessing his office or any official documents or systems during this period. Mr. Dominic Mutegi, Director of Development Management, will serve in this capacity effective immediately,” he added.
Sakaja also announced the suspension of the key body responsible for processing development approvals in the city.
He further directed that all development approval processes be halted until the committee is fully reconstituted, a move that could impact hundreds of ongoing and pending projects across Nairobi.
“All processing of development approvals is suspended until the committee is fully reconstituted,” he ordered.
The Governor assigned County Executive Committee Member for Built Environment and Urban Planning, Patrick Mbogo, to manage urgent development applications.
Sakaja stated that the devolved unit would fully cooperate with investigators, emphasizing that corruption would not be tolerated in his administration.
“Corruption has no place in public service. Every public officer is personally responsible for their actions and must be prepared to face legal consequences when wrongdoing allegations arise,” he said.
The developments occurred a day after authorities recovered over Ksh65.3 million in cash along with other items, including title deeds and laptops.
The funds were reportedly found at the suspect’s residence in Syokimau, Machakos County, as well as in the trunk of his vehicle.
During the operation, the commission confirmed substantial evidence was collected, including Ksh51,300,000 and US$113,000 (equivalent to Ksh14 million), bringing the total recovered cash to approximately Ksh65.3 million, which investigators believe is proceeds of corruption.