Polycarp Igathe Joins Nairobi Gubernatorial Race

By Kenyans.co.ke Writer on 19 April 2022 - 9:33 pm

File Image of Former Nairobi Deputy Governor Polycarp Igathe.

Former Nairobi Deputy Governor, Polycarp Igathe, has joined the city's gubernatorial race.

Igathe made the announcement on Tuesday night, April 19, while appearing on KTN News for an interview.

He announced that he will seek the Jubilee Party's ticket, adding that he had already resigned from his job at a local commercial bank.

"I will be in the streets campaigning in Nairobi. I am not a project of anyone. I am the people's project," he stated.

Igathe, who served as governor Mike Sonko's deputy in 2017 but resigned shortly after being sworn in, said that Nairobi is too big and important to be trivialised or left in the hands of incompetent people.

On the other contestants seeking the Jubilee Party ticket, Igathe said that they have a democratic right to run and seek election.

"I have not tarnished their names. I will consult them and discuss with them," he stated.

Notable persons seeking the Jubilee ticket in the gubernatorial bid include billionaire Richard Ngatia and businesswoman Agnes Kagure.

Whoever gets the ticket will faceoff with Johnson Sakaja of the United Democratic Allience (UDA).

Reports indicate that the Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) Tim Wanyonyi will be unveiled as Igathe's running mate.

More to follow...