Schemes and counterschemes are secretly emerging in Nairobi city politics within both Cord and Jubilee ahead of 2017 polls.
In ODM which is allied to Cord and which happens to have won majority of political seats in both parliament and county assembly, former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo is back in the limelight with a one Prof Wajackoyo .
During Labour Day prayers at St Stephens’ Church along Jogoo Road and attended by Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli and other luminaries, Ndolo’s presence was felt.
He had just arrived in the country after being elected the Ambassador of Commonwealth Africa Boxing Council. It is said both Prof Wajackoyo and Ndolo owe a lot to Atwoli on grounds he has fully supported Cotu chairman Rajab Mondi a man who sponsored them to go for further studies abroad.
Ndolo is said to be mobilising ODM and Cord supporters in the entire Nairobi county on the grounds the alliance activities are not being felt for now. He, Ndolo, will go for Makadara parliamentary seat.
Within city politics, ODM is dead as TNA luminaries crisscross and consolidate areas they control led by Starehe MP Maina Kamanda. The Kamanda camp has sidelined Senator Mike Sonko Mbuvi.
George Aladwa is Nairobi’s ODM chairman. He is said to be at war with two city elected politicians Ishrad Sumra and Elizabeth Ongoro. Fear is if ODM is not careful, things will not be good in the coming future.
Talk is that Ongoro and Sumra with the backing of ODM chairman John Mbadi are out to undermine Aladwa is the talk of town.
Surprisingly, Aladwa for now has joined efforts with Ndolo to mobilise party supporters. Aladwa plans to run for senatorship in 2017.
Aladwa team had John Kiarie as organising secretary and Geoffrey Majiwa as secretary general. Kiarie is now associated with TNA while Majiwa, a former city mayor is in Wiper party.
It is said with the blessings of Mbadi that Sumra and Ongoro have hijacked ODM using Okoa Kenya initiative. That Mbadi is out to control city politics was seen during the late Fidel Odinga’s funeral in Nairobi.
In the presence of Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, Ndolo had to physically wrestle and hand over the microphone to secretary general Ababu Namwamba after Mbadi had denied him an opportunity to speak. The branch chairman Ochieng Njela was with the microphone.
It is said that Mbadi did not want Ndolo to speak. Insiders say, what is happening in Nairobi is part of the battles in Luo Nyanza politics.
In Cord for now, it is Aladwa teaming up with Ndolo to counter Sumra-Ongoro camp.
Come to Jubilee, Sonko is a lonely and isolated man in the 2017 game plan. TNA Kikuyu MPs have ganged up against him and are supporting Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru. The pro-Waweru camp has support of State House operators led by Uhuru favourite cousin Beth Mugo, a nominated senator.
It is said that Beth Mugo is close to the president to an extent they talk on daily basis. In fact it is Uhuru who proposed her nomination to the senate.
She is the person who was in charge of Mathare by-election last year which Jubilee lost to Cord. Mugo is said to have reported to Uhuru that Sonko was not involved in the Mathare campaigns and only surfaced when the president toured the constituency to campaign for the TNA candidate. This started the beginning of the end of Uhuru-Sonko relationship which is now at its lowest ebb.
It is not known which way Margaret Wanjiru will take after defecting to Jubilee from Cord son his son won the by-election. Just like Sonko, she is not wanted.
However, other sources say for Uhuru not to be seen as a tribalist in Nairobi politics, he may back Eugiene Wamalwa for governorship slot to win the Luhya city vote and in Western region.
Unconfirmed reports said in the plot to have New Ford Kenya join Jubilee Alliance Party, a bargain is to have NFK get Nairobi governorship backing once it is dissolved.
Those pushing for the idea include former cabinet ministers Musikari Kombo, Soita shitanda and Joash Wamang’oli. The trio landed parastatal positions in the recent presidential appointments.
It is said those pushing Wamalwa for Nairobi slot want the backing of Kikuyu and substantial Luhya bloc vote in the city. The Kalenjin side of William Ruto in URP has bought the idea since compared to Luhyas, they have no numbers in city politics .
In the scheme is to revive 2007 politics where Stanley Livondo was fronted to take on Raila in Langata constituency.
The appointment of Eugene Wamalwa to cabinet is part of the strategy to revive him for the 2017 Nairobi politics. If this is the case, Waweru is just being used to lay ground for Wamalwa and keep off Sonko from Jap come 2017.
The question is, can Wamalwa defeat Governor Evans Kidero in Nairobi governorship race? Kidero for now, has no challenger on Cord ticket
In ODM which is allied to Cord and which happens to have won majority of political seats in both parliament and county assembly, former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo is back in the limelight with a one Prof Wajackoyo .
During Labour Day prayers at St Stephens’ Church along Jogoo Road and attended by Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli and other luminaries, Ndolo’s presence was felt.
He had just arrived in the country after being elected the Ambassador of Commonwealth Africa Boxing Council. It is said both Prof Wajackoyo and Ndolo owe a lot to Atwoli on grounds he has fully supported Cotu chairman Rajab Mondi a man who sponsored them to go for further studies abroad.
Ndolo is said to be mobilising ODM and Cord supporters in the entire Nairobi county on the grounds the alliance activities are not being felt for now. He, Ndolo, will go for Makadara parliamentary seat.
Within city politics, ODM is dead as TNA luminaries crisscross and consolidate areas they control led by Starehe MP Maina Kamanda. The Kamanda camp has sidelined Senator Mike Sonko Mbuvi.
George Aladwa is Nairobi’s ODM chairman. He is said to be at war with two city elected politicians Ishrad Sumra and Elizabeth Ongoro. Fear is if ODM is not careful, things will not be good in the coming future.
Talk is that Ongoro and Sumra with the backing of ODM chairman John Mbadi are out to undermine Aladwa is the talk of town.
Surprisingly, Aladwa for now has joined efforts with Ndolo to mobilise party supporters. Aladwa plans to run for senatorship in 2017.
Aladwa team had John Kiarie as organising secretary and Geoffrey Majiwa as secretary general. Kiarie is now associated with TNA while Majiwa, a former city mayor is in Wiper party.
It is said with the blessings of Mbadi that Sumra and Ongoro have hijacked ODM using Okoa Kenya initiative. That Mbadi is out to control city politics was seen during the late Fidel Odinga’s funeral in Nairobi.
In the presence of Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, Ndolo had to physically wrestle and hand over the microphone to secretary general Ababu Namwamba after Mbadi had denied him an opportunity to speak. The branch chairman Ochieng Njela was with the microphone.
It is said that Mbadi did not want Ndolo to speak. Insiders say, what is happening in Nairobi is part of the battles in Luo Nyanza politics.
In Cord for now, it is Aladwa teaming up with Ndolo to counter Sumra-Ongoro camp.
Come to Jubilee, Sonko is a lonely and isolated man in the 2017 game plan. TNA Kikuyu MPs have ganged up against him and are supporting Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru. The pro-Waweru camp has support of State House operators led by Uhuru favourite cousin Beth Mugo, a nominated senator.
It is said that Beth Mugo is close to the president to an extent they talk on daily basis. In fact it is Uhuru who proposed her nomination to the senate.
She is the person who was in charge of Mathare by-election last year which Jubilee lost to Cord. Mugo is said to have reported to Uhuru that Sonko was not involved in the Mathare campaigns and only surfaced when the president toured the constituency to campaign for the TNA candidate. This started the beginning of the end of Uhuru-Sonko relationship which is now at its lowest ebb.
It is not known which way Margaret Wanjiru will take after defecting to Jubilee from Cord son his son won the by-election. Just like Sonko, she is not wanted.
However, other sources say for Uhuru not to be seen as a tribalist in Nairobi politics, he may back Eugiene Wamalwa for governorship slot to win the Luhya city vote and in Western region.
Unconfirmed reports said in the plot to have New Ford Kenya join Jubilee Alliance Party, a bargain is to have NFK get Nairobi governorship backing once it is dissolved.
Those pushing for the idea include former cabinet ministers Musikari Kombo, Soita shitanda and Joash Wamang’oli. The trio landed parastatal positions in the recent presidential appointments.
It is said those pushing Wamalwa for Nairobi slot want the backing of Kikuyu and substantial Luhya bloc vote in the city. The Kalenjin side of William Ruto in URP has bought the idea since compared to Luhyas, they have no numbers in city politics .
In the scheme is to revive 2007 politics where Stanley Livondo was fronted to take on Raila in Langata constituency.
The appointment of Eugene Wamalwa to cabinet is part of the strategy to revive him for the 2017 Nairobi politics. If this is the case, Waweru is just being used to lay ground for Wamalwa and keep off Sonko from Jap come 2017.
The question is, can Wamalwa defeat Governor Evans Kidero in Nairobi governorship race? Kidero for now, has no challenger on Cord ticket
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