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Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi Sonko is riding on populist pledges to shore up his bid for the Nairobi governor’s seat. Thursday, the Jubilee Party nominees promised to do away with trade licences for small-scale traders and reduce land rates if Nairobians elect him the city governor.
Since he beat former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth at the Jubilee Party nomination, Sonko has been on a mission to shed the boisterous tag of a rabble-rouser and project a more corporate image, complete with formal dressing.
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