Top Kenyan UN Official Bashes Nairobians for Choosing Mike Sonko Over Peter Kenneth as their Governor

United Nations Trade chief Mukhisa Kituyi says that former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth would have been the person to transform Nairobi as a Governor.

Speaking at Citizen TV's JKL show hosted by Jeff Koinange on Wednesday, Kituyi, who is the Secretary-General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said Governor Mike Sonko was a poor choice by Nairobi residents.

“It’s not up to me to tell people of Nairobi who they should have but I have stated my position before election,” Dr Kituyi told JKL show.

“I thought Peter Kenneth was very good to be governor for Nairobi and nothing has happened since the election period that has proven me wrong," He said blaming Kenyans’ “political irrationality” for the mess in the Capital city.

He said it was wrong for Nairobi residents to complain on how the city is currently being run, yet they are the ones who elected their Governor.

“You listen to Nairobi people you wouldn’t believe these are the people who voted for Sonko. Where were they during the elections? They were in polling booths,” he said.

Sonko has been blaming his predecessor, former Governor Evans Kidero for the problems the city is experiencing at the moment.
Questioning Nairobians’ choice for the Governor seat in the August 8th, 2017 polls, Kituyi said, “Did we hate Kidero because he was a Luo or because he was a bad governor? Have we found solutions to answer Kidero’s weakness?” 

The former Kimilili MP presided over the 14th UNCTAD conference held in Nairobi in 2017, attended by over 7,000 delegates. Dr Kituyi was last year elected to the position for a second four-year term after recommendation by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.