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Governing Nairobi: Social media’s favorite Tim Wanyonyi to deputise corporate cartel Polycarp Igathe
Westlands Member of Parliament Tim Wanyonyi has agreed to deputies Polycarp Igathe in the Nairobi Gubernatorial contest.
After almost seven hours, two meetings and numerous phone calls between the leaders, it was agreed ODM governor hopeful Tim Wanyonyi shelves his ambition and agrees to back Jubilee nominee Polycarp Igathe as his deputy.
However, one small hitch popped out that will be ironed today: Wiper party of Kalonzo Musyoka had already entered into an agreement to have Prof Philip Kaloki deputise Igathe and with the new arrangement, Wiper will be staking out for another slot.
There was, however, tension after a fivehour marathon meeting chaired by Raila at a Nairobi hotel failed to broker a deal. An adamant Wanyonyi forced the leaders to seek President Uhuru’s intervention at State House, Nairobi. Raila had convened the meeting at the five-star hotel located in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area moments after attending the first ever Azimio La Umoja Council that was chaired by Uhuru.
The meeting, roped in some senior ODM officials including deputy leaders Wycliffe Oparanya (Kakamega governor) and Mombasa’s Ali Hassan Joho, Director of Elections Junet Mohamed (Suna East), Babu Owino (Embakasi East), George Aladwa (Nairobi ODM chairman and Makadara MP), Anthony Oluoch (Mathare MP), Raphael Wanjala (Budalang’i) and Justus Kizito Mugali (Shinyalu), is said to have been full of tempers with a section of the Luhya leaders threatening to decamp from the coalition.
Wanyonyi is said to have remained firm as he was buoyed by the support of Wanjala and Kizito, who openly challenged Raila to state “the stake” of the Luhya people in Azimio.
Polycarp Igathe
As the head of Vivo Energy, the company that owns Shell petrol stations, Igathe was found guilty of selling adulterated fuel.
According to Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority – EPRA (formerly Energy Regulatory Commission – ERC); Shell Petrol stations were found guilty of selling adulterated fuel; many motorists suffered losses as their cars stalled.
Igathe, a Nairobi corporate Cartel has never been charged for this economic sabotage. Yet now he is being fronted as a replacement to the functionally illiterate Mike Sonko – Anne Kananu axis.
Nairobi, according to numerous posts on social media platforms Twitter and Facebook was best in the hands of Tim Wanyonyi.
Tim Wanyonyi has been the Westlands Constituency legislator for two terms beginning 2013.
Westlands constituency oasts a large Luhya vote block.