Politics of the Nairobi City County

Can he manage Nairobi county?

2022 Hopefuls
1. Kidero - ,Tried tasted and found infected with corruption , development unconscious , unable to deal with cartels
2. Simba Arati - Good in mobilising demonstrations, another version of Sonko
3. Tim Wanyonyi- Development conscious, corruption free, transformative leadership

Gobernotorial contest will be hot. You can guess the winner as early as now

The 2022 race is already shpping up. The front runner so far is
1. Hon Tim Wanyonyi - Gov Nairobi
2. Hon Raila Odinga- President of the republic of Kenya.
3. - Westlands Mp.

Sonko appoints team to audit utilisation of Sh80bn earmarked for Nairobi upgrade » Capital News

Where is photoman; hii ni kamera gani?

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2018/03/sonko-appoints-team-audit-utilisation-sh80bn-earmarked-nairobi-upgrade/

capitalfm.co.ke NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has appointed an audit team to probe Sh80 billion that had been set aside for the Nairobi Metropolitan - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

IEBC seeks to contain 'importation' of voters during elections » Capital News

And now, Nairobi County politicians should be very worried lot of people thanks to 's move.

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2018/03/iebc-seeks-contain-importation-voters-elections/

capitalfm.co.ke NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 14 – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has called on Senators to help address the issue of transfer of voters from one - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

Lobbying intensifies for Nairobi Deputy Governor’s post » Capital News

Even as lobbying intensifies, rumor has it that Anne Kagure is the favorite. But who is Anne Kagure Mwangi? Stay tuned

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2018/03/lobbying-intensifies-nairobi-deputy-governors-post/

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Woman dies in acid attack, ex-MCA arrested

Former Riruta Ward Representative Samwel Ndung'u has been arrested in connection with his wife's death.

https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Woman-Dies-After-Acid-Attack/1056-4279846-1bnv1ez/index.html

nation.co.ke Former Riruta ward representative to be arraigned in court on Monday.

Jamhuri High School closed following unrest that left 35 students injured

Jamhuri High School closed following unrest that left 35 students injured. It is alleged that the fight was instigated on religious lines.

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001267108/jamhuri-high-school-closed-following-unrest-that-left-35-students-injured

standardmedia.co.ke Jamhuri High School in Nairobi was Wednesday closed indefinitely after at least 35 students were injured during a fight.

Boda bodas banned from Nairobi CBD - Citizentv.co.ke

Effective today motorbike operators commonly referred to as boda bodas will not be allowed in Nairobi’s central business district. The ban by the Nairobi county government comes in the wake of increased criminal activities in the city. Only motorcycles with carrier boxes or those offering couriers services and have been properly branded will be allowed into the city center. Boda boda operators will now have to drop their passengers outside the CBD.

https://citizentv.co.ke/news/boda-bodas-banned-from-nairobi-cbd-188884/

citizentv.co.ke Boda bodas banned from Nairobi CBD

Sonko sacks PA, director after three months

How was Bernard Mulwa, Joseph Ireri and Michael Mutua related to Nairobi County Governor Hon. Mike Sonko.? They have been published elsewhere as .

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/01/23/sonko-sacks-pa-director-after-three-months_c1702252

the-star.co.ke Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has sacked three of his aides just three months after appointing them.They are his personal assistant Bernard Mulwa, delivery unit deputy director Joseph Ireri and Michael Mutua.Sonko published the names, ID numbers and photographs of the three officers in the dailies on....

Fiday evening Babu is arrested by flying squad outside parliament. Yesternight(saturday ), Babu Owino claims there was a raid at the warehouse storing Embakasi east election material with an intent to stuff thr boxes. He says it is a plot to rig him out. Railawetalonzo tries to free him to no avail. On Sunday Sakaja (from our opponents side) Bails Babu Owino out.... what is cooking?

Two children, aged 3 and 7 years, rescued from burning house - Nairobi News

The only thing the neighbors were angered about was the missing

http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/children-rescued-burning-house/

nairobinews.nation.co.ke Two children, aged 3 and 7 years, were saved from a fire incident at Uthiru area, Kabete sub county, Kiambu county on Saturday morning.

Two children, aged 3 and 7 years, rescued from burning house - Nairobi News

Two children aged 3 and 7 years were rescued from burning house... but what angered the neighbours is the that disappeared!

http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/children-rescued-burning-house/

nairobinews.nation.co.ke Two children, aged 3 and 7 years, were saved from a fire incident at Uthiru area, Kabete sub county, Kiambu county on Saturday morning.

Why Nairobians are unimpressed with Sonko's newly launched Data Centre - Nairobi News

It has been a while. Now you can read http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/nairobians-unimpressed-sonkos-data-centre/

nairobinews.nation.co.ke Nairobi governor Mike Sonko on Monday launched a data centre at City Hall but online, Nairobians wanted other projects launched.

Why Wiper candidate won't step down for Passaris in Woman Rep race - Nairobi News

http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/why-wiper-candidate-wont-step-down-for-passaris-in-woman-rep-race/

nairobinews.nation.co.ke Wiper's candidate for the Nairobi Woman Representative seat has rubbished talks withing Nasa to seek a compromise candidate for the seat.

These muslim women and kids were locked up like animals in 2014/15 courtesy of Jubilee. This is the same government that claims to care for Muslims. The truth is that this has been the worst government the Muslims have ever encountered. Don't forget that one of the current senior Jubilee official was implicated in the Wagalla massacre where more than 5000 Muslim men, women and children were brutally tortured, maimed and shot. Muslims have always have always played a critical role in CORD/NASA and they will play an even greater role once we form the government in August. Their rights must be respected . .

We have enough maize to feed the country

We don't have enough maize because of drought

We had crop failure due to global warming

We don't have enough maize due to 'opposition friendly cartels'

We will import maize from mexico.

We imported maize from South Africa but it is from Mexico.

South Africa has extra maize surplus so they sold to us.

The ship was in the sea with maize looking for a customer.

The maize was imported by private millers.

The cabinet secretary (a public official) goes to the port to receive maize that was apparently imported by private millers.

We imported 30k tonnes of maize yet Kenyans consume 1.5 million bags a month.

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE TRUTH???

Youths are the core of NASA. You might not realize this if you are simply looking at the faces you see in the media. There are many roles played by young, brilliant, charismatic, and ambitious youths who have the agenda of the nation at heart.

You might ask, why then has the NASA team not provided a road map for the youth? The answer lies in the fact that we don't believe in the politics of tokenism played by Jubilee. We believe that every youth is unique, and its impossible and unnecessary to try and provide kitties and solutions for each specific problem facing the youth.

However this much we can promise. That if you are a youth out there and you are willing to pursue your dreams, goals and ambitions. That if you are willing to pursue your desires with a single focus, we at NASA will provide the kind of environment that will earn you great success.

Mike Sonko makes an unexpected announcement about the Jubilee nominations

"On nomination day 300 hawk eyed commandos will be dispatched to every polling station to prevent voter importation and ballot stuffing, " Sonko wrote. Read more: https://www.tuko.co.ke/236007-nairobi-senator-mike-sonko-a-surprising-announcement-jubilee-nominations.html

tuko.co.ke Nairobi Senator, Mike Sonko who has since announced that he will be vying for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat has made a surprise announcement

Miguna: I only need one term as Nairobi Governor - VIDEO - Nairobi News

He of the Peeling Back the Mask, one Governor Miguna Miguna is asking only for one term and he will end traffic jam, clear the city of waste among others. Will you give him your vote?

http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/miguna-need-one-term-nairobi-governor-video/

nairobinews.nation.co.ke Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Miguna Miguna has stated that he will only need five years to transform the capital city.

My direct nomination will not split Nasa unity, Kidero - Nairobi News

Do you think Dr. Evans Kidero's direct nomination by his party will split the Coalition?

http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/direct-nomination-will-not-split-nasa-votes-nairobi-kidero/

nairobinews.nation.co.ke Nairobi Governor Kidero has dismissed claims that his direct nomination by ODM will scuttle efforts for a united Opposition outfit.

Governor Kidero would be reelected if elections were held today - Poll

If elections were to be held today; Dr. Evans Kidero will be re-elected.

http://www.411news.co.ke/governor-kidero-reelected-elections-held-today-poll/

411news.co.ke A new poll released on Monday by research firm Infotrak shows that Governor Kidero would be reelected if the elections were held today

Sonko hints at vying under NASA if Jubilee 'victimises' him

Sonko hints at vying under NASA if Jubilee 'victimises' him

http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/03/30/sonko-hints-at-vying-under-nasa-if-jubilee-victimises-him_c1534764

the-star.co.ke Mike Sonko has hinted that he would consider vying for Nairobi governor under NASA if Jubilee Party continues to "victimise" him.The Nairobi Senator was among four Jubilee leaders who were summonedover chaos in last week's selection of county election boards.

Jubilee candidate drops out of Nairobi gubernatorial race

Was this long overdue that Dennis Waweru will drop out of the race?

https://www.tuko.co.ke/234782-jubilee-candidate-drops-nairobi-gubernatorial-race.html

tuko.co.ke The race for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat has taken another twist after a candidate vying under the Jubilee ticket dropped out to favour one of his colleagues

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Do you believe that the is more popular than the in Nairobi City County as posited by the Infotrack East Africa Ltd research findings?

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Jubilee-more-popular-Nairobi/1064-3861448-oem4erz/

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Poll: Nairobi MPs unlikely to be re-elected

Is the research finding any reflective of your thoughts? Apc Awuor Ponge Murunga Sylvia Sally Evans Kidero

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001233741/poll-nairobi-mps-unlikely-to-be-re-elected

standardmedia.co.ke Members of Parliament in Nairobi may not be reelected during the August General election going by a new survey.

Information reaching our desk indicates that there are plans by to replace Hon. Jonathan Mueke with Kethi D. Kilonzo as Hon. Evans Kidero running mate ahead of the General Elections in August 2017. What is your take?

Muricho Joash Juma Wakoli Kunani Mulwa Kamba

Kidero has failed this city, says Peter Kenneth » Capital News

What is your view of Peter Kenneth on the performance of Hon. Evans Kidero as the Governor of Nairobi City County?

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/01/kidero-failed-city-says-peter-kenneth/

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Peter Kenneth criticises Kidero for incompetence - UPDATED

Who has the record to behold?

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Nairobi-governorship-aspirant/1064-3791524-6bvdoa/

nation.co.ke The governor hopeful described his relationship with Dr Kidero as friendly competition.

Peter Kenneth set to get Jubilee ticket as rivals lured with new posts to quit

Hon. Bishop Margaret Wanjiru Kariuki is set for a come-back as a Cabinet Secretary whereas Hon. Sakaja Johnson is to be appointed to to manage the Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta re-election campaign along with Raphael Tuju. All this is aimed at giving Hon. Peter Kenneth the party ticket to garner for the Nairobi County seat.

What happens to Hon. Dennis Waweru and Hon. Mike Sonko.?

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000230781/peter-kenneth-set-to-get-jubilee-ticket-as-rivals-lured-with-new-posts-to-quit

standardmedia.co.ke Former presidential candidate Peter Kenneth could ultimately be the compromise candidate for Jubilee Party (JP) in Nairobi gubernatorial contest.

WHY THE OPPOSITION MUST WIN IN 2017 ELECTION
Prof. David Ndii
Four years ago, the Jubilee administration mesmerised Kenyans with fantastic images of mega-infrastructure, bullet trains and space age airports, iconic stadiums, bewildering interchanges and blooming deserts.
All these were a pretext for an unprecedented borrowing spree, and plunder, plunder that beggars belief.
They borrowed US$4 billion (Sh415 billion) to build a 500km single track railway with a maximum diesel-powered train speed of 120kph and 80kph for passenger and cargo trains, respectively.
For the same amount of money, Morocco has just completed Africa’s first high-speed rail, a 350 dual track railway (700km of rail) with a maximum speed of 320kph.
Upgrading the existing railway line would have achieved the same performance as the new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)for a quarter of the cost.
The balance would have financed the new Lamu Port, a railway, a highway, and have enough left for one or two small projects.
Jubilee’s justification for the SGR was to decongest the Mombasa-Malaba highway.
Yet recently, the same administration has decided that it will transport crude oil from Turkana to Mombasa by road.
With two railways running parallel to each other, Jubilee is going to put more trucks on the road.
Why? Because trucking will put money in private pockets, pockets of powerful people.
These are the same vested interests that undermined Kenya Railways. The SGR has been set up to fail before it has been commissioned.
A BIG LIE
They borrowed US$ 2.8 billion (Sh290 billion) by floating sovereign bonds (Eurobond).
There is no evidence where US$ 2.2 billion (Sh228 billion) went — we only know that US$605 million was used to pay off a loan.
The Jubilee government has lied to Kenyans that this money was put in the budget and disbursed to ministries for various development projects in the FY 2014/15.
This is impossible. Many Kenyans will know that one of the government’s big problem is “absorption” of development budget.
Yet, the Jubilee administration would have us believe us that the development budget absorbed six Thika highway’s worth of additional money in one year only.
We were told the Eurobond money would reduce the government domestic borrowing, and interest rates would come down.
But Jubilee has also doubled our domestic debt.
Interest rates cannot decline when the government is spending one third more than income year after year.
In recent days, we have seen the President struggling to find Jubilee projects to launch.
He’s launching anything he can find, even donor financed footbridges.
Those who know Nairobi well will be familiar with the new buildings coming up in Upper Hill such as the recently completed UAP Tower and the Britam Tower under construction.
The Eurobond money we are talking about is enough to build 40 of those, yet the President cannot find a single new Jubilee project to launch.
PATHWAY OF DEBT
Many of you will recall that in October 2015, the government suffered a major cash crunch.
This was addressed by taking out a commercial loan of US$750m (Sh77 billion). But this was not enough.
A few months later in April last year, the Jubilee government borrowed an additional US$600m (Sh62 billion) to plug the deficit.
These are huge loans. Before Jubilee, our single largest loan was Sh30 billion for the Thika highway.
Jubilee has no qualms borrowing four times as much to plug a budget deficit.
We now know that most of this money has been stolen or squandered, carted away in gunny bags (if Josephine Kabura is to be believed), cashed out in exchange for useless containers rusting away in Mombasa, frittered in obscene harambee largesse to buy acquiescence to the plunder and to sear the moral conscience of the nation.
Many people think that these loans are a burden to our children and future generations.
Not so. We are paying now. Jubilee has put the country on a debt treadmill.
We have to keep borrowing or we will collapse.
Before Jubilee, we were spending only Sh20 out of Sh100 of tax revenue to service debt.
This figure is now approaching Sh40 out of Sh100 and rising rapidly.
DOWNWARD SPIRAL
Before Jubilee, interest on foreign debt was costing us less than $5 out of every $100 dollars of foreign exchange earnings.
Today, it is costing us $15 dollars, and rising fast.
Spending 40 per cent of our revenue servicing debt means less money to provide services.
It is also a threat to devolution. The constitution mandates national priorities before the counties revenue share is determined.
Debt service is one of these national priorities.
This means that the more debt service outlays, the lower the revenue there is to be shared.
In addition to undermining provision of public services, this debt treadmill is a serious threat to our economic stability.
Unlike the long-term soft loans we borrow from development institutions such as the World Bank, African Development Bank and others, these recent commercial loans are short-term “bullet payment” loans, and very expensive.
Bonds have to be redeemed in full when they mature, which means refinancing by issuing new bonds.
The US$750 million commercial loan borrowed to plug the deficit falls due in October.
We don’t have this kind of money sitting somewhere, so the only way to pay it is to refinance either from another Eurobond issue, or to renegotiate with the banks to roll the loan over on very punitive terms.
In early 2019, the first tranche of Eurobond will mature.
If for any reason we are unable to re-finance any one of these repayments, it’s default and a downward spiral from there.
ECONOMIC COLLAPSE
What I am saying is not unusual. We all know about Greece.
Mozambique is going through the same as we speak, after defaulting on bonds payments for money it claimed was for a fishing fleet, but which was squandered on military hardware.
Oil rich Angola is in the throes of an economic crisis after borrowing and squandering more than US$20 billion dollars from China (a quarter of all money China has lent to Africa).
Now more than half their oil is going to China to pay the debts. They are struggling to pay salaries.
We have a penchant for believing bad things only happen to other people.
Just as we thought that we were an island of peace until 2007, we like to think that we are the undisputed economic giant of the region.
Well, not too long ago, Kenya Airways was the undisputed giant of the African skies.
Kenya Airways has been brought to its knees by reckless debt-financed expansion, but fundamentally by hubris — Jubilee type hubris.
We have been here before. After losing the battle to maintain the one-party state, and looking at the prospect of losing power, the Moi regime engineered Goldenberg and other looting schemes that nearly bankrupted the country.
But the Opposition fractured, and the Moi administration survived — with only a third of the presidential vote.
Five years later, we could see clearly that if the Opposition did not unite, the Moi regime would run the country to the ground.
RETROGRESSING
The country also ran the risk of the Moi regime removing the two term limit, as others in the region were doing.
Still, the Opposition failed to unite and sure enough by 2002, the economy had ground to a halt.
This is where we are. The stakes for the Opposition unity have never been higher.
This Jubilee administration is the most corrupt and incompetent government in our history.
The Opposition’s failure to unite and remove the Moi regime in 1992 held the country back two decades.
If we had removed Moi in 1992, we would not be talking of becoming a (real) middle income country by 2030.
We would be talking about being an industrialised country by 2030.
Where will we be after five more years of Jubilee?
After five more years of Jubilee, we will be back where we were in 2003.
We will have ground to a halt and talking about recovery, and that is if Jubilee would not have dismantled the Constitution and established the reign of terror that they evidently desire.
The future of our nation is in the hands of Opposition unity.
PLEASE WIN
Whether on August 9, the nation will be brimming with hope, or sinking into despair and despondency depends on what the Opposition leaders do between now and then.
What do Opposition parliamentary aspirants, for instance, gain by running against each other only to lose to Jubilee and hand them a parliamentary majority, perhaps even a two-thirds majority?
If they can do what we saw them doing in December, what do you think they will do with an even bigger majority in five years.
Our nation, our youth, our children need party leaders and presidential aspirants — as a team not as adversaries.
What they do between now and August will determine their political legacy.
If the Opposition loses, the youth of this nation will never forgive them.

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho ARRESTED

Kwa Mambo ya ; could there be anything we do not know about Gorvernor 001 Hon. Ali Hassan Joho? https://www.tuko.co.ke/227239-mombasa-governor-hassan-joho-arrested.html

tuko.co.ke According, to Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Director of Communications Philip Etale the governor is being detained at Urban Police Station in Mombasa. The go

Professor Kisiangani to ADEN DUALE: ''You are a shame to Jubilee Government"

Times when it is said blunt. Dr. Edward Kisiang'ani to Hon. Aden Duale during the People's Court on

http://www.kenya-today.com/politics/professor-kisiangani-aden-duale-shame-jubilee-government

kenya-today.com Kenya Today|Renowned distinguished Professor and political scientist Edward Kisiangani has roasted majority leader Aden Duale on a national television, terming him a '

Who is a selfless leader? Who is ? Raila,Uhuru;Weta, Mudavadi,Ruto. ......

P-Unit's Frasha to Vie for MCA in 2017 General Elections

From the club to the county hall. Will Frasha of -Unit make it?

http://nairobiwire.com/2016/12/p-units-frasha-to-vie-for-mca-in-2017-general-elections.html

nairobiwire.com Rapper Francis Amisi, better known as Frasha now has his eyes set on a political career. Frasha, one third of award winning group P-Unit, will be in the ballot box for the 2017 General Elections as a candidate for member of county assembly Athi River ward. Though the rapper is yet to make an o

Marende hinted on challenging Kidero on ODM then vernished to the bush. Can someone trace him!? We hear a young graduate from the University of Nairobi and a former student leader (SONU) is warming up to take Kidero head on. Nairobi Politics becoming more intresting.

Governor Ruto plans grand comeback after treatment in South Africa - Nairobi News

In other news making headlines, Governor Isaac Rutto plans for a great homecoming! I tell you, politics is just but another game!

http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/governor-ruto-plans-grand-comeback-treatment-south-africa/

nairobinews.nation.co.ke Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto has planned four rallies on his return from South Africa where he has been receiving treatment