Igathe is a business leader who has managed companies in the oil, banking and financial services sectors. Some say his entry into the race in April was a plot by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Jubilee Party to maintain grip on the city. Kenyatta has dropped his alliance with Ruto and is now backing Raila for the presidency.
Igathe is also a former deputy governor of Nairobi. He resigned in January 2018, barely four months after he was elected alongside populist governor Mike Sonko, who was impeached in December 2020. Igathe said he found it difficult to work with Sonko, who was known for his erratic style of management, and that the post of deputy governor was not well defined.
Senator Sakaja
Sakaja is a senator representing Nairobi and held a seat in the house that voted to remove Sonko. He however abstained from the vote in what was seen as a bid to preserve his own support base
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