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Miguna Miguna declares interest in Nairobi governor seat

Thursday, February 24th, 2022 11:07 | By
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Lawyer Miguna Miguna. PHOTO/Courtesy

Canada-based Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna has revealed his intentions to run for the Nairobi County governor seat in the August general election.

Speaking to KTN News, Miguna said that he is planning to run for the city's top job for a second time after losing the seat to former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko in 2017.

The exiled lawyer said that he is a registered Kenya voter and that he is eligible to run for an office in the coming election.

“I intend to run for the Nairobi governor seat. I am a registered voter and I can run for any office," Miguna said.

Miguna who vied for the seat in the last election as an independent candidate said that he will soon reveal the political party he will use in his second attempt to clinch the governor seat.

“I will be running on a party yet to be declared. Wait for the announcement. If I change my mind I will let you know,” he said.

On whether he will get back to the country before the election following his deportation in 2018, Miguna said that the matter is still before the court and he is waiting for its determination.

The controversial lawyer further called out former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga for failing to live up to their promise that he would help him get back to the country.

“People like Willy ( Mutunga) must speak and do what they say. It is very important that when someone is a former CJ, a senior citizen, an advocate, and a human rights activist, you don’t say things when you don’t mean them. Willy Mutunga failed me and must be called out for it,” Miguna said.

If Miguna joins the race for the Nairobi governor seat, he will have to compete with Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja, Governor Anne Kananu, Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi, businessman Richard Ngatia, Bishop Margaret Wanjiru and Anne Kagure who are also interested in the county's top seat.

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