Exiled controversial lawyer Miguna Miguna has declared interest for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat following the impeachment of Mike Mbuvi Sonko.
In a post on his social media on Saturday night, the self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) General, who lives in Canada, stated that he had consulted widely and arrived at a decision to run for the seat from exile having tried unsuccessfully to return home.
“To CJ David K. Maraga, CJ Willy Mutunga, Law Society of Kenya, Waikwa Wanyoike and other constitutional lawyers: Given Despot Uhuru Kenyatta’s refusal to allow me entry to Kenya in violation of many court orders, doesn’t the Constitution grant me the RIGHT to vie for public office from exile?” he posed.
“Having received competent legal advice from Waikwa Wanyoike on Dec. 19, 2020, I, Miguna Miguna, a Kenyan citizen by birth and registered voter in Nairobi, hereby declare my candidature for the position of Governor of Nairobi in the upcoming by-election. Volunteers are welcomed.”
Miguna ran for the gubernatorial seat in the 2017 General Election on an independent ticket but lost to Sonko.
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