[PHOTOS] Ngatia endorsed to run for Nairobi governor seat

In Summary

• Ngatia will battle out for Jubilee Party ticket with Governor Ann Kananu, and Businesswoman Agnes Kagure.

• Ngatia said he is committed to transforming Nairobi by making it a better place.

by TRACY MUTINDA Lifestyle, Entertainment Writer

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11 April 2022 - 11:16

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Richard Ngatia endorsed by Kikuyu elders to run for Nairobi Governor seat on April 10, 2022.
Image: MERCY MUMO

Nairobi governorship aspirant Richard Ngatia on Sunday officially launched his candidature for the position.

The event which took place in Kangemi was attended by hundreds of supporters and politicians from different parties.

In the company of his wife, Ngatia who is also the Kenya National Chambers of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) president was endorsed by the Kikuyu Kiama elders.

Richard Ngatia joined by his wife Nancy Ngatia and other politicians during his endorsement as the Nairobi Governor candidate at Kihumbuini grounds In Kangemi on April 10, 2022.
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On his part, Ngatia said he is committed to transforming Nairobi by making it a better place.

Ngatia will battle out for Jubilee Party ticket with Governor Ann Kananu, and Businesswoman Agnes Kagure.

Richard Ngatia endorsed by Kikuyu elders to run for Nairobi Governor seat on April 10, 2022.
Image: MERCY MUMO

Already Senator Johnson Sakaja has been fronted as United Democratic Alliance (UDA) governorship aspirant while Westlands MP Timothy Wanyonyi is the only candidate from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party.

In attendance at Ngatia's event were Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris, MP Imran Okoth (Kibra), Anthony Oluoch (Mathare), Julius Mawathe (Embakasi South), and former Kibwezi MP Phillip Kaloki, and a section of city MCAs.

Richard Ngatia’s supporters show up in large numbers at Kihumbuini grounds in Kangemi during his endorsement as a Nairobi governor candidate on April 10, 2022.
Image: MERCY MUMO

Richard Ngatia endorsed by Kikuyu elders to run for Nairobi Governor seat on April 10, 2022.
Image: MERCY MUMO

Richard Ngatia gets endorsed by Kikuyu elders to run for Nairobi Governor seat on April 10, 2022.
Image: MERCY MUMO

Richard Ngatia’s supporters show up in large numbers at Kihumbuini grounds in Kangemi during his endorsement as a Nairobi governor candidate on April 10, 2022.
Image: MERCY MUMO