Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's nominee for Lands shocked MCAs on Tuesday after revealing his Sh600 million net worth.
Stephen Mwangi told the vetting panel that he has Sh12.5 million in various bank accounts, various unnamed assets and a surveying firm worth hundreds of millions.
Mwangi said he has served in the City Hall since 1985 in the lands sector.
Since 2017, he has been working as the Lands chief officer.
He also served concurrently as deputy director in charge of Lands in the defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Service.
But the 65-year-old Mwangi was at pains to explain what new he would do in the sector.
Ngara ward MCA Chege Mwaura accused him of lacking a new vision for the sector and the issues of land grabbing, demolitions and title deed fraud had become rampant under his watch.
He denied any of the adverse allegations.
Asked why he should be given the job given his advanced age and wealth, Mwangi pleaded with the MCAs to allow him to serve because "even during the general elections, 6.9 million Kenyans voted for a person who was way older than me."
Asked how he will deal with churches that are accused of grabbing land in the city, Mwangi said he will not antagonise them, but rather chose dialogue with the faith entities.
