Gynecologist to fly Fai clan flag in Wajir gubernatorial contest
Fai sub-clan of the larger Degodia clan in Wajir county has settled on Nairobi South Hospital proprietor Dr Hassan Mohamed Adam to fly its flag in the upcoming Wajir governorship contest.
Fai council of Ugas (sub-clan leaders) made the announcement in Nairobi yesterday.
Hassan, a former chief executive of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), replaces Hassan Wehliye, the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) Coast region boss, whose endorsement three months ago was rocked by claims of elders being compromised.
Sultan Najib Fai, who represented the elders yesterday, said the nomination of Hassan was a culmination of a vigorous consultative, negotiation and democratic process whereby delegates drawn from various sub-clans of the Fai community cast their vote to pick him.
“On behalf of my community and the residents of Wajir I wish to request everyone to support and vote for Hassan as our fourth governor of Wajir,” Najib Fai told a press conference yesterday.
Hassan thanked the elders for showing confidence in his leadership and promised to re-write the political narrative of the Wajir county government.
“It is with honour and pleasure to come to you my people, as the nominee for Wajir county gubernatorial contest in the upcoming General Election. This is a by-product of a large, long and tedious process of negotiated democracy within our community,” the 60-year-old gynecologist said.
“This process has taken us eight months under the supervision of the sultanate which culminated in a popular Electoral College vote, which has culminated in elders endorsing me as a sole candidate for governor from the Fai Community,” he added.
According to the former NHIF boss, the next step will be him submitting his bid to the residents of Wajir County.
Hassan thanked EACC coast region boss Hassan Wehliye, who had initially been endorsed by the community for stepping down and allowing him to fly the community flag. “I appreciate Hassan Wehliye for being a gateway for my candidature and even the other gentleman Ugas Sheikh Mohamed who is still in the process. I hope to negotiate with him and his team to reach a conclusive decision,” he said.
