Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko, through his social media pages asked Kenyans who they think should be his running mate as he seeks to unseat Governor Evans Kidero in the next General Election.
Apparently Mike Sonko still has a tough task ahead as thousands suggested their preferences and why they were fit to complete the pair.
At the top of the Senator’s list is Bishop Margaet Wanjiru, whom he defeated in the Jubilee primaries to pocket the party ticket.
Bishop Wanjiru had publicly requested that she be picked as Sonko’s running mate, saying she had a the ability to mobilise a good number of supporters and would help in funding the campaigns for the top seat.
On the feedback to the page, Victor Maina on Facebook said, “A deputy needs someone who understands governance systems and has networks to influence multinationals to enhance investments in the city.”
He said it would be appropriate for the senator to pick on Mr. Polycarp Igathe, ninth on the list as his running mate.
Mr Igathe is the former Kenya Association of Manufacturers chairman and serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Vivo (K).
Some argued that politics being a game of numbers, then for them Bishop Wanjiru stands out as appropriate as others bash her for having insisted to seek the party ticket and that she doesn’t have to be an option as she would advance, rising to the throne rather than service delivery.
Tribal politics seems to be key as some suggest that Sonko should pick on someone from the Luo or Luhya communities as they hold a majority stake in the electorate.
Among those likely to be settled on to complete the puzzle are former MP Denis Waweru, Millicent Omanga, John Gakuo, Janet Ouko, Jimna Mbaru, Raymond Matiba and Professor James Ole Kiyiapi who contested for presidency in the 2013 general elections.
Mrs Omanga is said to have been left in the cold after the Jubilee Party tribunal rejected her appeal in which she accused Nairobi Women Representative Rachael Shebesh of election malpractices in the Jubilee party primaries.
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