Its game on as Mike Sonko finally reveals his running mate ahead of titanic battle with Kidero

Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has finally unveiled his running mate for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat. The move comes after days of seeking and haggling for his number two amidst accusations that he was not qualified to run the city affairs. And to redeem himself, Sonko has been shopping around for a 'technocrat' as his running mate arguing the person will help him in managing the county affairs. Sonko names his running mate and it is a suprise Sonko.

In his first attempt, the Senator has approached two billionaires, Chris Kirubi and Jimna Mbaru but they both turned down the offer.. He then listed another six people and asked his followers on Facebook to help him pick the person best placed to deputise him. "Great people of Nairobi, some say politics is about numbers. This FB page of mine has over 1,123,000 fans out of which 825,892 are Nairobians. Hebu munisaidie hapa(help me her) whom do you think deserves to be my Deputy Governor?" he said.

Sonko names his running mate and it is a suprise Igathe during a confrontation with nominated Senator Paul Njoroge. Among those in the list were Bishop Margeret Wanjiru who is a former MP for Starehe, Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru, Milicent Omanga who was among those defeated in the Jubilee party primaries and former Nairobi city John Gakuo.

Others were educationist Janet Ouko, Jimna Mbaru, Raymond Matiba who is son to liberation hero Kenneth Matiba, former presidential candidate James Ole Kiyiapi and Vivo energy CEO Polycarp Igathe. Now, Sonko has opted for Igathe in a move likely to attract and appease the Nairobi middle class and business owners who were uncomfortable with his style of leadership.