Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has warned Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over claims of persecuting businesspeople from Mt Kenya.
“We do not want his high speed (in making decisions) and I have summoned him for a sitting…It is a no for any of his decisions that might have negative effect on our people,” he said.
The deputy president further stated that: “We made you governor, and we are vigilant on our interests, and we must get involved in those decisions that have an effect on our people”.
Governor Sakaja on November 23, during an interview with Inooro TV acknowledged the contribution of Mt Kenya voters in his win.
“My major competitor (Polycarp Igathe, Jubilee) was from your region…your own son. But you denied him your votes, blinded yourself to the tribal consideration and chose me,” he said.
However, while speaking in Nyeri County on Monday, December 19, the second in command revealed that he is the one who sat down voters from Mt Kenya and persuaded them to embrace Sakaja during the August 9 General Election.
“I want Sakaja to note that all decisions that will negatively affect Mt Kenya people in Nairobi must be discussed. I must be involved. We will not accept anything that troubles our businessmen,” he said.
DP Gachagua referred to City Planning department that is mooting a matatu transport structuring, a move that will see some terminus relocated.
Moreover, the deputy president referred the Nairobi governor to Nakuru’s Susan Kihikia whom he acknowledged as a champion of Mt Kenya interests.
“I want to appreciate Ms Kihika who is a good daughter of ours…She found the matatu transport investors chased out of the town to a forest by Governor Lee Kinyanjui…I had gone there and sensitized them on how to vote,” he said.
Gachagua further noted that he had told Nakuru residents and businesspeople that their destiny was in their hands, and they had the full powers to send Mr Kinyanjui to that forest and bring back their matatus to town”.
According to the DP, Nakuru businessmen heeded his counsel and voted out Mr Kinyanjui and brought in Ms Kihika who has allowed the investors back to town.
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Nonetheless, DP Gachagua stated that he will ensure “Sakaja who is a good youth…slows his pace and gets on a roundtable to adopt a consensus position on how to treat out businesspeople”.
During his interview with Inooro, Sakaja had promised to properly thank the people of Mt Kenya in a manner commensurate.
Furthermore, he added that besides his deputy who is Njoroge Muchiri from Nyandarua county, 40 percent of his Cabinet is composed of Mt Kenya personalities.
