Nairobi Governor Race: Senator Sakaja Says Polycarp Igathe is a State House and Deep State Project

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has reacted to businessman Polycarp Igathe’s entry into the city gubernatorial race.

Sakaja, who is eyeing the Nairobi governor’s seat on a UDA ticket, poured cold water on Igathe’s candidature, branding the former Equity Group Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) as a project of State House and the Deep State.

“I am not a sample to the contemptuous the way they have been on the other side by imposing a candidate. There is the people's project, and there's a project of the deep state and state house," said Sakaja.

He exuded confidence that he will trounce Igathe, who was on Friday unveiled as the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition’s candidate for the Nairobi governor race. Sakaja noted that his impeccable track record will propel him to City Hall.

"I'm confident that we will make the right choice. I don't take it for granted. Our work is to go and convince them as to why they need to choose us for the position of governor of Nairobi," he said.

He added: “Our team has the energy the vision, the capacity, the resilience to transform Nairobi and we are asking the people of Nairobi to walk with us. We want a city of order, a city of dignity that people can live with dignity and dignified lives and we can do it.”

Igathe joined politics in 2017 as the running mate of former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko but he resigned as Nairobi deputy governor five months after their election, citing the failure to earn the trust of Sonko.