Sakaja resigns as chair of Senate COVID-19 committee

By , K24 Digital
On Mon, 20 Jul, 2020 12:10 | < 1 min read
Johnson Sakaja
Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja arrives at the Kilimani Police Station on Monday, July 20, 2020. PHOTO| JOHN OCHIENG
Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja arrives at the Kilimani Police Station on Monday, July 20, 2020. PHOTO| JOHN OCHIENG

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja on Monday announced his resignation as the chairperson of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Covid-19 in Kenya.

Sakaja's resignation came amid his embarrassment after he was found flouting COVID-19 regulations on Friday, July 17.

“I take responsibility for having flouted the COVID-19 rules on Friday. I was outside my home after nine and that is against the rules. It is regrettable but all of us make mistakes,” he said.

“On flouting the rules, I apologize to Kenyans. I will face the full consequences of the law. I also wish to state that I resigned from the ad hoc committee on Covid-19 which I have been chairing. We have done a lot of work so far. I support the work the government is doing across the country and because of that responsibility, and the example I need to set, I have this morning officially resigned, the senator added.

The Nairobi senator is out on a cash bail of Sh10,000 and will be charged at the Kasarani open court on Tuesday, July 21.