In November 2021, Sakaja declared his interest to vie for Nairobi City Governor’s seat in the 2022 Nairobi gubernatorial election. He was subsequently cleared by the IEBC to run for the seat on June 7, 2022.His clearance by IEBC has however remained a point of contention since there is doubt about his academic qualifications. Mr Sakaja won the gubernatorial election with 699,392 votes, while his Jubilee Party opponent Polycarp Igathe got 573,516 votes.

Sakaja is deputized by James Njoroge Muchiri who had been serving as Absa Bank Kenya Ltd Chief Operating Officer. They were sworn into office on 25th August 2022 at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). In attendance was the President of Kenya William Ruto among other guests.

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2. He/she represents the county both in national and international fora and events.
3. Making/ Approving and implementing county plans and policies.
4. Perform state functions.
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