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Gachagua went on to tell the governor that it is he who mobilised the Kikuyu community to vote for him.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has warned Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja that they will not allow him to mess up with the business activities of the people from the Mt Kenya region.

Speaking in Nyeri County on Friday, the DP took issue with the removal of Matatus from the Central Business District saying the directive will affect many businessmen from the Mt Kenya region.

Gachagua went on to tell the governor that it is he who mobilised the Kikuyu community to vote for him adding that for any measure that will affect the people of the mountain, he must have a meeting with them first to address their interests.

Green Park Bus terminus. PHOTO | COURTESY

“Governor Sakaja slow down. I mobilised the Kikuyu votes for you, so don’t hurt our businesses. This idea of removing matatus from town is not good. I will sit down with you so that we can come up with a solution. Matatus should be let to operate freely in town," said Gachagua.

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The DP went on to remind Sakaja of the Nakuru case where Governor lee removed the matatus from the CBD.

He said the move by the then governor to remove matatus from CBD cost him his victory on the August 9, polls insinuating that Sakaja may face similar political implications if he maintains his stance on the matatu.

"Lee Kinyanjui tried the same thing in Nakuru and went ahead to remove matatus from town and allocated them to the forest. In the August polls, the residents of Nakuru also removed Kinyanjui from town to the forest,” Gachagua further said.

Sakaja recently ordered a section of Matatu to operate from Green Park Bus Terminus in a move that seeks to decongest the CBD.