Jubilee leaders might broker a truce between Nairobi
governor Mike Sonko and and Polycap Igathe who resigned from his deputy post.
The county boss said this on Monday, noting he would embrace
dialogue and expressing confidence that their strained relationship will
be mended.
"There is nowhere [where] people can't talk," he
said in Mombasa.
Sonko also said the county assembly and Nairobi residents
will have a say on the path he should take.
"We shall consult MPs, MCAs, residents and Jubilee leadership,"
he said, adding a deal will be reached in Nairobi, not Mombasa.
The governor then asked journalists to stop bombarding him
with questions.
"Stop politicising this issue. Let's focus on building
the Nation. Nairobians wants service delivery, not politics. We promised a lot
during our campaign period."
He earlier promised supply of enough water to all residents
and that the city will be cleaned.
Sonko was mean with words and played smart to hide his next
course of action if dialogue fails.
If things fall apart, the flamboyant leader said, "work
will go on" - to mean he won't consider the former Vivo Energy managing
director.
"I have professors and engineers and I was elected by
wananchi," he said.
Igathe's last day at work is January 31 at 1 pm. He resigned
last Friday saying he had failed to earn Sonko's trust.
He has been criticised severely and told a political
relationship concerns common interests, not trust.
Senator Johnson Sakaja has assured residents that there is
no vacuum in Nairobi's leadership. MCAs are planning a meeting to resolve the
fallout.
