I feel sorry for the guy. You leave the private sector and plunge into public service hoping to offer your expertise to your beloved country and what do you find? Entrenched cartels and systems rigged to fail. Each 'kanjura' has a quota to fill in the blotted payroll numbers, a slot in the tendering table and the mayor announces on national TV that they buy manhole covers for 10K a piece X 40M pieces!
Did you see him during the recent 'elections' when the usual fists and chairs were flying? The man sat there looking decidedly baffled - completely out of place. He should not be fired - he should resign.

I think it was wrong to assume that a guy who can run a building (KICC) can also run the city where that building is located!

And do you remember the comment by Mudavadi when he refused to re-new Gakuo's contract? "Gakuo has done a good job and I think it is time we let some one else try as well"!!!!!!

Isn't that what you do if the previous guy was not able to do the job?

@wote _ I'd not discount his tenure as the chair of NCBDA - what better think tank or focus group to learn what ails the businesses in the city - and these are all sorts of companies - its the perspective that is needed to run the city hall and make it efficient.

Sadly, as someone has pointed out, systems are rigged to fail. Never put wine in old skins - we saw what happened with Githongo. We all recall the "dream team" - their efficacy as PSs was not that good - maybe Leakey did some stuff but Naikuni and Oduol...hmmm....nothing worth writing home about...yet in the pvt sector they really thrive....

Perhaps we need Gakuo back - someone "hardened" enough by the system but still able to strike a balance to allow the crocodiles to feed but still leave some resources for development....

Gakuo did not care about the kanjuras! He did what was right! Even the lousy crooked mayor was powerless!

Gakuo cleaned up Nairobi... Look at the great job he has done along Nairobi River while working for Ministry of Environment...

The ghosts of city hall are too powerful for one man to outdo.am sure he is learning how to become a ghost

I agreed and still agree with Mudavadi's statement then that we should value the institution and not individuals. If Gakuo could do it then someone else competent should be able to. The problem was with getting the competent person who understood how the Council worked and had the clout political and otherwise to stand up to the Council and run the damn city. Kisia unfortunately was not that person. How was he even appointed in the first place? Was it a competitive process?

That is something Khisia wouldn't have dared, all those guys speak the same language. You saw how they zushad sometime back when a certain political party took many of the so-called "good positions" at city hall

In that case then it's clear he's decided on which is more important between his stomach and his reputation. Don't be surprised if a silly, stupid, cheap, penny mbili scandal with no legs or hands hits him and ruins him forever. Remember Mwalimu Mati of Transparency International?

This has guy has not performed and in my opinion Gakuo was much better. If the going is tough for him, then he should resign. He may have performed well at KICC but at city hall it is a NO for me. Gakuo had done so much for the city, this guy is no match. We need Gakuo back if we cannot get a better replacement.

I can't believe some people here are making excuses for this dude... Kwani Gakuo didn't find some entrenched pigs feeding off the council?? He did, but he found the best way to work around it and still deliver.. That's what we need.

It is actually dishonest to serve in a position where you know you're not adding value yet you're earning a salary. He should quit..

.. and please people, you get rid of people who are NOT working. you don't bring in replacements for the persons who are performing unless they're retiring.. and even then if cost/benefit analysis shows that they should stay, you convince them to stay..