Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed that he convinced former Principal Secretary Irungu Nyakera to shelve his 2027 Nairobi County gubernatorial bid.
Speaking while hosting a delegation from Makadara Constituency in Wamunyoro on Monday, August 17, Gachagua revealed that he and Nyakera agreed that he would run for Member of Parliament (MP).
He explained that he needed a brilliant mind such as Nyakera in the National Assembly, where laws that affect Kenyans' lives are made, and oversight of the government is conducted.
"Irungu Nyakera wanted to run for Nairobi governor, but I sat him down and told him no. I explained to him that my biggest concern is Parliament because you know what happened when we formed government under somebody else's party
"I came to understand how essential Parliament is to government. We need strong leaders who cannot be bought because the current ones sold us to Kasongo. I told Nyakera that since he has his own wealth, standing and integrity, I need him more in the National Assembly than the governor of Nairobi," the ex-DP stated.
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The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Leader hinted that he would like the former PS to run for the Makadara MP seat.
He claimed that the incumbent, ODM's George Aladwa, was more focused on singing praises for President William Ruto, rather than serving and representing the people who elected him.
"That Aladwa man must go home. We must have a new MP in Makadara who will stand for the people. Thank you for bringing Nyakera, and we will hold further discussions off air so that we can agree on the way forward," the ex-DP stated.
Gachagua renewed calls to Nairobi residents to vote Governor Johnson Sakaja out of office, whom he accused of frustrating entrepreneurs in the city and allegedly using goons alongside the President.
"Nairobi is a special area in the next election; we must deal with Kasongo and Sakaja at the same time. We must get a governor who will help the people of Nairobi," he stated.
His renewed call for Sakaja's ouster came barely days after the Governor claimed that there was no bad blood between the two of them.
Sakaja claimed that people attempted to create friction between him and Gachagua. The Nairobi Governor noted that Gachagua has since come to realise that some of the claims made against Sakaja were false.
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