Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru is consulting President Uhuru Kenyatta on whether to enter politics.
Waiguru made the disclosure on Sunday, when she responded to a question by a Kikuyu FM station reporter after attending church in Komarock.
“I cannot say today if I will be vying or not.
But I can say that we are praying and we are talking to other politicians. We are talking with the Head of State. We are talking to everyone so that we know how it goes,” Waiguru said.
She was responding to whether she had made a decision to join the race for Nairobi Governor in 2017.
Dropping the President’s name in the ongoing speculation that she is preparing to join politics may fuel the notion that Jubilee is considering her to be the candidate in Nairobi.
After going silent for close to two months, Waiguru has suddenly started engaging in public activity in Nairobi that has been shared on her social media platforms.
Two Sundays ago, she went to the LCC church community in South B and last Sunday she was at the Calvary Covenant Centre in Komarock.
At the two churches, Waiguru addressed the congregation and was also prayed for by the pastors, before the gathering.
Last week, some 200 women leaders drawn from Nairobi county’s 17 constituencies endorsed Waiguru for the position during a meeting with her at the iconic Ufungamano House.
At the time, Waiguru said she was motivated because she believes women will play a big role in determining the political course for the country starting in 2017 and into the future.
“I will take some time to pray and think about it then call a meeting to announce the way forward. I came to say ‘thank you’, but I am leaving with a lot more,” she said.
Waiguru resigned last year after continuous calls for her removal from office as her ministry faced a firestorm of criticism for the theft of Sh791 million from the National Youth Service.
During her resignation press conference, she said she was ready to take up “lighter duties” assigned by the President as he saw fit.
On Sunday, she insinuated that being a governor was “lighter duties” than being the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Devolution. “It depends on how you see it.
Besides, being a CS meant dealing with all the counties, but a governor deals with lean responsibilities for only one county. So, yes, these will be lighter duties,” she said.