The race is complicated by the fact the county is partly managed by Acting Governor Anne Kananu and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services. Political analyst and lawyer Danston Omari told the Star Nairobi politics will pick up after the presidential contest takes shape. The then-chief officer for Disaster Management was soon sworn as deputy governor and then acting governor. Dagorreti North MP Simba Arati told the Star earlier this year that Nairobi will be under a handshake governor in 2022. “The dynamics of Nairobi politics are fast changing but we are awake to the reality that as handshake partners we want to take charge of the capital city in 2022,” he said.

Source: The Star July 23, 2021 14:37 UTC