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Chamber of commerce boss Richard Ngatia will easily will the Nairobi Gubernaterial race if elections were held today.
This is according to the latest poll that was conducted by Mizani Africa between 1st to 15th February across 17 constituencies of Nairobi.
Ngatia Tops with 30.8 percent followed closely the current Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja with 22.3 percent.
In the survey Westland’s MP Tim Wanyonyi garnerd a support 16.9 percent at position postion three.
With less than five months to the general election, the race for Nairobi county’s governor has started gaining momentum as Aspirants have continued to unveil their manifestos
According to Mizani they asked the voters whom they would vote for as their Governor if the elections were held today.
The results will come as a big boost to Ngatia who is yet to officially unveil his candidature for the sit.
Ngatia has been in intense campaigns in the recent days meeting women groups and community leaders to drive his agenda
The hot seat has already attracted various candidates ahead of party nominations.
Some of those who declared an interest seat include Nairobi Governor Kananu, who got a 6.3 percent support, Agnes Kagure with 3.2 percent and Bishop Margret Wanjiru with 11.1 percent.
Ngatia is expected to battle for the ticket with Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi who is banking on the ODM party support base to win the ticket but has very minimal chances compared to Ngatia.
Several factors are in play and observers say that Ngatia could emerge victorious in the end but will still need the support of ODM and Jubilee to consolidate his win when he takes on the UDA candidate in August.
With the county having experienced a chaotic reign during ex-governor Mike Sonko’s tenure and almost zero progress during the reign of the first governor Evans Kidero, it is believed that leading political parties are looking for a candidate who brings on board a wide range of experience in matters of governance and investment.
Nairobi contributes almost 65 percent of the country’s GDP and it is clear that voters will also be looking at a candidate who is able to drive the big four agenda which was started by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Currently Ngatia is enjoying support from all corners of Nairobi, with majority of City Mcas supporting his bid.
