First Somali aspirant from Northeastern part of Kenya has expressed his interest in Gubernatorial by-election in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.
Lawyer Abdikadir Mohamed from Mandera county told the media that he will be vying for the seat, vacated Mike Sonko following impeachment by county assembly members.
“It is true I am under enormous pressure, and I am giving it serious consideration. You and I no doubt agree that Nairobi deserves better than what we have, and what we have had. We will spend 80 per cent of our lives here and will most likely die here, so why not,” Mohamed said.
He said the city residents have long been suffering to get good leadership with many still struggling to fix the problems inherited from previous elected individuals.
“All in all, the city residents, rich or poor, are paying the price for failing to get it right in leadership. When it’s well settled, and I am in the race, I will speak to Nairobians and I am sure they will listen,” he said.
Mohamed, a former chairman of Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitution (PSC) who served as an MP for one term between 2007 and 2013.
He quit politics for a while but bounced back as constitutional and legal affairs adviser in the Office of the President in 2014.
