Shebesh had picked the slogan from a popular hit song ‘Manzi wa Nairobi’ loosely translated to ‘Nairobi girl’ by Kenyan musician Herbert Nakitare, also known as Nonini. Karen’s supporters gave her a perception nightmare when they came up with a campaign slogan calling her ‘Bae wa Nairobi- Nairobi’s sweetheart’. Nominated member of the Nairobi County Assembly Bernadette Wangui Ng’ang’a is also in the race to unseat Shebesh. Elected Member of the Nairobi County Assembly, Beatrice Kwamboka (Mountain View Ward in Westlands Constituency) is also in the race to replace Shebesh. The life-span of the county woman representative in the Constitution is 20 years.

Source: Standard Digital January 14, 2017 21:31 UTC