Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja expressed confidence in securing the Nairobi UDA chair seat in next week’s election. Speaking to the media on Thursday, he shared his optimism after meeting with the UDA National Election Board.
“Mambo inaenda mzuri. Tunangoja tu kushinda (Things are going well. We are waiting to win),” he said.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja reaffirmed his confidence in winning the UDA County Chair seat, highlighting that his delegates secured 240 out of 340 slots in the recent constituency elections. Emphasizing his commitment to uniting Nairobi under his “Siasa Safi” slogan, Sakaja stated that it is all systems go and he is ready to face his competitor.
The two rival camps met at the Party Centre, where Embakasi North MP James Gakuya’s team expressed dissatisfaction with the election preparations. The election for City Chair, initially scheduled for Friday, June 7, has been rescheduled to early next week.
Earlier this week, Gakuya, Sakaja’s main competitor, mentioned he would leave the UDA party if he did not win the election, expressing discontent after last week’s constituency elections placed Sakaja in a strong lead for the Nairobi UDA chairmanship. Continuing his campaign efforts, Sakaja met the 20 elected delegates from each constituency on Monday and Tuesday, urging them to avoid divisive politics, which he warned would hinder the city’s growth.
“Let us not let tribal politics divide us. We need to create an environment for everyone to thrive regardless of their tribe,” Sakaja said.
On Monday, Governor Sakaja met delegates from Roysambu, Kasarani, Mathare, Ruaraka, Westlands, and Lang’ata. The following day, he met with delegates from Makadara, Embakasi East, Dagoretti North, and Kamukunji. The elections in Starehe constituency were called off due to pockets of skirmishes.
