A section of Nairobi MPs has accused Governor Johnson Sakaja of failing to deliver on his mandate, citing poor service delivery, a lack of cooperation with elected leaders, and negligence in addressing critical issues affecting residents. Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV, the MPs criticised Sakaja for sidelining local leaders and ignoring the electorate […]
While he was the marked man for Azimio to take the front seat for Nairobi, Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi has repeatedly said why he had to coil his tail for the governor seat in what is now emerging as a cocktail of complicated handshake power sharing matrix between ODM and his loyalty to Raila and […]
Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi during a CDF functions on Sunday explained that he bolted out of the Nairobi gubernatorial race because ODM leader Raila Odinga had received Jubilee backing for presidency and therefore they had to relinquish the Nairobi seat. Wanyonyi had been touted as the best candidate to occupy Nairobi seat but his ambition […]
As candidates race to capture the Nairobi gubernatorial seat in the coming August polls, ethnicity remains a factor that will play a huge role as it is the norm in Kenyan politics. The Luhya community for instance feels that it is their chance to occupy the City Hall after backing their Luo neighbors in the […]
Westland MP Hon. Tim Wanyonyi Wetang’ula unveiled his ambitions to become the next governor of Nairobi on November 14 2021 with his bid receiving a boost after he was endorsed by ODM supremo Raila Odinga in January 2022. Wanyonyi launched his bid for the Nairobi top seat under the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket and […]
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry(KNCCI) boss Richard Ngatia who’s eyeing the Nairobi’s Gubernatorial seat is not seating easy as more focus has been on him lately more so on his academic credentials. In what could open up his untold past, a city resident George Mwanzia, who also says he’s a Jubilee Party member […]
The race for Nairobi gubernatorial continues to draw mixed reactions and candidates as time goes by. The latest entrant is Polycarp Igathe who was formally the deputy governor of the metropolitan city under ousted Mike Sonko before he resigned. Igathe according to sources close to this publication has resigned from Equity Bank to join the […]
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