Miguna Claims He Was Offered The Deputy Governor’s Position Before Igathe

Lawyer Miguna Miguna was offered Nairobi county’s deputy governor position but turned it down, he revealed on NTV’s AM Live.
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) general said that he was approached to take up the post which was then given to former managing director, Vivo Energy, Polycarp Igathe.
Igathe on Friday resigned his post as he had failed to earn Governor Mike Sonko’s trust in driving the county’s administration and management.

”No, I cannot (work under Sonko). I was approached to do so before Igathe. How do you deputise someone who cannot tell his left from his right?” Miguna posed.
”People skirt around this issue. The man was convicted and sentenced to jail for more than 6 months and ought not to have been allowed to run,” he added.
The crisis facing Nairobi, he says is as a result of electing into office ‘clueless’ individuals instead of women and men of integrity, with a vision for the transformation of a society.
He faults Sonko for the increased number of hawkers on the streets and the garbage that is never ending.
The governor, he says is an illiterate man who should not be left to handle the resources of the most important city in East and Central Africa.
Sonko, who is in Mombasa on Monday told journalists that he welcomes talks between him and the DG whose resignation takes effect on 31 January at 1pm.

SWEARING-IN RAILA ODINGA MIGHT CAUSE CHAOS IN THE COUNTRY

Central Organisation of Trade Union (COTU), Secretary General, Francise Atwoli, advised opposition leader Raila Odinga, to call off his swearing-in plans as they would likely reignite violence in the country - Atwoli asked Raila to search for better strategies and methods to push for electoral reforms- The secretary general also asked National Super Aliance (NASA) co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka to dissuade Raila's plansOn Sunday January 7, COTU Secretary General, Francis Atwoli urged opposition leader Raila Odinga to cancel his planned swearing-in as the Peoples President. Atwoli took to the scene disgruntled at the NASA leader’s headstrong will to be sworn in, and made clear the likelihood of imminent violence resurfacing if Raila’s threats of being sworn-in, became a reality.

 “I may not be competent to advise President Uhuru Kenyatta or Raila, but I’m asking them to put the interest of this country first and agree to engage to lower political temperatures,” he said. As African news formerly established, Raila confirmed his relentless determinations to take oath following a press statement from the Organising Committee of the People's Assembly shared by Raila's spokesman, Dennis Onyango, that he and NASA co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka intended to do so on January 30. Atwoli feared the political divide that shook Kenya in the electoral period towards the end of 2017, would reignite and asked the former Prime Minister to be more creative and come up with better strategies to push for electoral reforms.“We are at the edge of the precipice and the swearing in of Raila could ignite turmoil,” Secretary General Atwoli warned