Jubilee's Peter Kenneth presents nomination papers, says Kidero must go

Nairobi governor aspirant

Peter Kenneth presented his nomination papers at Jubilee Party's office on Wednesday

in the company of his supporters.

He was with MPs Rachel Shebesh (woman representative),

Yusuf Ali (Kamukunji),

Maina Kamanda (Starehe), George Theuri (Embakasi West),

Stephen

Kariuki (Mathare)

and Sonia Bardi (Nominated).

Also present were Roysambu MP

Waihenya Ndirangu, Dagoretti South parliamentary aspirant John Kiarie and several MCAs.

Kenneth

said he will square it out with his opponents during the nominations and that his goal was

to ensure Jubilee leads the county and is well represented at the assembly.

"Our goal as aspirants for Nairobi governor is to remove [Evans] Kidero. We must achieve this. Any sideshow is not for our taking," he told journalists.

"We have seen Nairobi

deteriorating

daily... We will deal with Kidero conclusively on August 8 to end his atrocities."

There has been a rivalry between Kenneth and his supporters and a faction dubbed 'Team Nairobi'.

Team Nairobi is made up of Senator Mike Sonko,

former Starehe MP Margaret Wanjiru, Nominated MP Johnson Sakaja and Dagoretti MP Dennis Waweru.

Sonko once dismissed Kenneth as a foreigner and said he should not be allowed into the race, but the former Gatanga MP's supporters said his rivals were no match for him.

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Kamanda asked the party to ensure the nominations are free and fair.

"We all have adhered to requirements and therefore expect the same in nominations," he said, adding

there was no

bad blood with Team Nairobi.

"We all are just exercising our democratic rights. We hope to get more, if not all, seats in Nairobi," the legislator said.

"After voter registration, we got the upper hand in the city. We will use this to ensure we achieve our goal."

Waihenya said he will support Kenneth for his experience and track record in the positions he has held in the past.

He added:

"I have lived in different cities in the world... I am a witness [to the fact] that Nairobi has fallen apart. It will be changed by Kenneth."

The politician also said tribes should not matter in the race.

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