Rigathi Gachagua Afunguka, Tells Sakaja to Forget the Mt Kenya 2027 Votes: “Let's Meet”

• Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said that Mt Kenya voters will not elect a leader in Nairobi without being fully organized
• Gachagua also appeared to announce that voters will not support Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja in the 2027 election
• He also said that any leader elected by the residents of Nairobi should be able to fulfill their wishes

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua He has indicated that Mt Kenya voters living in Nairobi may not support Johnson Sakaja in the next election.

What did Gachagua say about Nairobi leadership?

Addressing the residents of Nairobi on Friday, September 20, Gachagua said that the voters of Mount Kenya they will organize themselves properly to prepare for the 2027 General Election.

“No other day, we will vote for someone without a proper plan. Here NairobiI will tell you how we will live,” Gachagua said.

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He also said that any leader elected by the residents of Nairobi should be able to fulfill their wishes.

He added that leaders should address them with respect and without making any threats.

“…But anyone who has been voted in and still wants the support of these people to make sure their needs are met,” he said.

Expulsion of Farmers Market traders

Gachagua criticized Sakaja for approving the eviction of farmers' market traders.

County inspectors confronted traders on Tuesday morning, September 12, as they were carrying out their transfer to the new Kangundo Road Market.

The county aimed to decongest the city by moving small businesses to the suburbs to improve traffic in the city centre.

Riots broke out and led to the intervention of the police, who had to deploy tear gas and water cannons to quell the riots.

He said it would be wise if the governor involved the businessmen before implementing the action to expel them as specified in the notice given to them.

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In what appeared to be a conciliatory tone, the usually angry Gachagua reminded Sakaja, whom he referred to as “my little brother”that the people whose transfer he was carrying out voted for him in the 2022 election.

The deputy president pointed out that the county boss had gone back on the promises and promises he made to the businessmen when he was seeking their votes.

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