Politics was taken to the doorstep of Embakasi Central as President Uhuru Kenyatta launched water and health projects last Friday. While pleading with Nairobi residents to support the Building Bridges Initiative, Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, Uhuru hinted at endorsing Nairobi County Assembly Majority Leader Abdi Hassan Guyo for a parliamentary seat in 2021. The President urged the residents to support the initiative as it will add more constituencies in Nairobi which will result in more development funds. The BBI document proposes to allocate 70 additional MPs, where Nairobi County will get an additional 16 MPs, raising the city’s representation at the National Assembly to 33. Although it might be a surprise to many, Guyo had hinted On June 1, 2021, that he will not be going for a ward representative seat again.

Source: The Star February 23, 2021 07:13 UTC