Jubilee party clears Sonko in race for Nairobi governor’s seat

Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko at the Jubilee Party offices in Pangani where he presented his nomination papers. He was accompanied by Bishop Margaret Wanjiru and Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru. [PHOTO: WILLIS AWANDU]

Jubilee Party has accepted Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko’s application papers in his quest for the party’s ticket in the race for the Governor’s seat.

Yesterday, Sonko was accompanied by Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru and former Starehe MP Margaret Wanjiru, who also presented their papers at the party headquarters in Nairobi’s Pangani. The three, who have been campaigning together and christened themselves as ‘Team Nairobi’, will now face off with former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth in the party primaries.