Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja claims that he was offered Sh1 billion to drop his bid for the county gubernatorial seat in the August 9th general elections.
Sakaja, who is eyeing the seat on a UDA party ticket, alleged that he was approached by a high-ranking government official, who wanted him to feign sickness and shelve his bid for Nairobi governor.
The senator did not disclose the identity of the said emissary whom he linked to State House, but he turned down the offer.
“Kuna mtu alitumwa kwangu kutoka State House akaambiwa aniambie kuna hela flani nitapatiwa niachane na hicho kiti ati niseme nimekuwa mgonjwa. Ilikuwa one billion na nikasema hapana,” Sakaja said during an interview on Radio Jambo.
The first-time senator further alleged that he was threatened with arrest and prosecution after he declined to step down from the race, adding that his desire to serve Nairobi residents remains unwavering.
“Nilisema sitajiuzulu na wakajaribu kunitisha ati watanishika. Watanishika kwa nini? he posed.
A recent opinion poll by Infotrak placed Sakaja as the most preferred candidate for Nairobi Governor with a popularity rating of 39 percent ahead of his main challenger Polycarp Igathe of Jubilee Party, who came in second at 33 percent.
Sakaja is facing allegations of using a fake degree from Team University in Uganda to be cleared to vie for the Nairobi governorship.
The senator was cleared to vie for the seat on June 19th after a petition filed by Dennis Wahome was dismissed by the tribunal, which ruled that it lacks the jurisdiction to investigate and ascertain the validity of Sakaja’s degree.
Wahome, who was dissatisfied with the tribunal’s decision, went to the High Court arguing that Sakaja has no academic qualifications to vie as Nairobi’s governor.
Last week, the University Education (CUE) officially revoked the recognition of Sakaja’s degree from the Kampala-based university following the completion of investigations into its authenticity.
CUE said Sakaja disregarded, refused, and or ignored requests to provide information and the opportunity to exercise his right to be heard during the investigations.
Please do not lie Sakaja!…
Please do not lie Sakaja! You ain’t worth a billion shs. And by the way that amount is about USD $9,000 in real sense.
There is no much the little money can do for you; maybe to you. You have joined the bandwagon of political liars in the recent months. I guess lacking academic credentials makes you a tapeli.
Somebody need math lessons
Somebody need math lessons
You’re not good at math…
You’re not good at math either $9,000 is not equal to 1 billion Kenya shillings!
More like 1 million!
Gatheca. I think you…
Gatheca. I think you Confused 1 Billion ($9 Million) with 1 Million ($9,000). Nb: We all Have made Mistakes; typos.
Fat fingers on the key board…
Fat fingers on the key board bro! As much as I fight Ruto for lying and fake information, I beg for your forgiveness for this line of fuzzy math??! You feel me?? Sorry bro!
Now I get it why Sakaja alikuwa anameza mate! All the same, he must stop the lies about Team University fake degree.
Yep!just like you bought…
Yep!just like you bought your fisrt ride in campo right?
I highly doubt this guy. A…
I highly doubt this guy. A billion is a lot of money which can send you to retirement. Political seats in Kenya are job not a calling
So what is the High Courts…
So what is the High Courts ruling in this matter?
The judges have been bribed…
The judges have been bribed to the teeth. They will approve him to run at the cost of our tax payers money.
what a nice way to draw…
what a nice way to draw attention away from the fake credentials spotlight.
If you said NO to a billion shilling,that means as a governor of Nairobi,your projected income would be at least ten times that offer…
He is a mulembe guy! So he…
He is a mulembe guy! So he is allowed to lie. All bukusu men lie too much.
Same people have tried to…
Same people have tried to penetrate IEBC chiefs but when they fail they come out blazing at them for some Wetangula or sorts of conspiracies. They try to sweet talk the iebc officials into bribery in the night but lash at them in the day when they don’t go through.
Remember Uhuru is the chief and coowner of the Azimio together with Raila and are running the show of using taxpayers money to try or bribe their way through into power.
Remember at the end of the day, it’s our upright, suffering stricken Kenyans who will come out and vote in their rightful candidate. And that’s Sir William.
We cannot allow our perceived leaders to be hoodwinking our suffering citizens into a comical soccer narratives of “ kadenge na mpira… goal”. We need a comprehensive plan. We don’t have a minute to waste with such idiocy especially taking into account the state of the beyond limit cost of living.
We have been told by the same people (Azimio) that the skyrocketing cost of commodities has Russia and Ukraine war to blame. At the same time we are told by same people that they will lower the cost of the same in 100 days. Really? Is Russia/ Ukraine war on the countdown of Azimio win? Raila is in fact in government right now. He gets paid $250 million every year for being the official opposition leader. It’s taxpayers money. In fact he gets paid more than the deputy president! Why then don’t they reduce the prices as of today if they had a way to do it? And btw the exorbitant prices did not just go up because of the Baltic war. It started a little while after 2018.
So let no one cheat our humble humanity into this kind of selfish power hunger. We are better than this!
Why would any body try to…
Why would any body try to penetrate the IEBC folks, except that sounds like a WSR gig?
The IEBC job is to conduct credible elections, a job they have failed to do many times. The problem with Chebukati is slowness in processing facts and lack of alertness (sharpness) of mind.
Surely, hopefully he does not bangle the August 2022 elections.
Nonsense! Who will ever…
Nonsense! Who will ever believe you?
A sharp guy like Sakaja…
A sharp guy like Sakaja should have completed his university education back in the days. The lack of a degree is his personal undoing. He should come clean and then go back to Nairobi University to finish his degree.