Jimnah Mbaru to chair KNCCI Nairobi as focus shifts to national polls

Richard Ngatia and his successor Jimnah Mbaru during the handover after the polls.

Businessman Jimnah Mbaru has been elected unopposed as chairman of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Nairobi chapter, succeeding Richard Ngatia, who is running for national president.

Mr Mbaru’s deputy Geoffrey Kimani was also elected unopposed in the mini polls, the first level in the two-tier polling system where county delegates get to vote in the second round for national officials.