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Former Nairobi Urban Planning Chief Officer Patrick Analo and Former Nairobi Finance CEC Charles Kerich. [File, Standard]
Thursday’s arrest of Nairobi’s Urban Planning Chief Officer Patrick Analo Akivaga, his wife and seizure of tens of millions hidden in his Syokimau home read like a movie script. While his conduct has attracted public concern, this moment must not be reduced to wrongdoing of an individual.
We must also focus on deeper, systemic and relational failures that enabled him thrive at City Hall. Televised EACC raids revealing boxes and suitcases stuffed with bundles of thousand-shilling notes were dramatic. Only a full audit of his and his families bank accounts, Nairobi and Vihiga properties, assets, car boots and eventual charge sheet will show the true scale of his wealth.
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission guidelines cap a County Chief Officer’s monthly salary at Sh283,000. Even using the EACC’s figure of Sh 65.3 million (and overlooking media reports of Sh250 million) seized from his home, it would take 19 years to accumulate that in salary.
