Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has hit out at Devolution CS Anne Waiguru for not inviting him to the Tuesday launch of the slum upgrade programme.
“Waiguru should know that Nairobi has many leaders who should be involved. Rumour has it that she wants to be the next Nairobi governor and maybe that is why she did not invite me because we are rivals,” Sonko told the Star on phone on Thursday.
He however said that despite Waiguru “messing up”, it is wrong for Nairobi Jubilee MCAs to criticise the project by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Sonko said the programme is meant for the whole of Nairobi, not just ‘Cord areas’ as the MCAs alleged.
He said the MCAs should respect the President and “stop unnecessary noise since they are political infants”.
“I am the one who told the President that the slum upgrading programme should be rolled out in the entire Eastlands area. It will go to Kisumu, Machakos and other areas.
“This is what will empower the youth. Some Jubilee MCAs should know that they are one-term MCAs. They are the ones who have been misled and not the President,” he said.
Sonko noted that his support for Uhuru remains despite not being invited to the event.
He advised Jubilee to solve its wrangles internally and not through the media.
THE STAR