Nairobi Senator Sakaja Blames President Uhuru for His Woes

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has blamed President Kenyatta for his woes, claiming that he is out to frustrate his bid for Nairobi governor.

Sakaja, the UDA party candidate for Nairobi governor, claims that Kenyatta coerced the Commission for University Education (CUE) to revoke the recognition of his Bachelor of Science in Management degree from Team University in Uganda.

“The purported revocation of my credentials by the Commission for University Education (CUE) chairman is null and void, and politically instigated. The chairman, Prof Chacha Nyaigotti Chacha, has been coerced and intimidated by President Uhuru Kenyatta to illegally revoke recognition of accreditation that has been properly issued,” Sakaja said in a statement on Wednesday.

“I presented my qualifications to the CUE for recognition. The commission conducted due diligence by first writing to their counterpart in Uganda, National Council for Higher Education, which in turn wrote to the university. The commission confirmed the authenticity of the qualification from Team University through the National Council for Higher Education and thus recognized my qualifications.”

He alleged that President Kenyatta and the entire State machinery have gone on an intimidation spree against institutions locally and in Uganda to revoke the recognition of his qualifications in a bid to stop him from being the governor of Nairobi.

“They have sent officials from the Kenyan High Commission in Uganda to intimidate Team University staff as well as that country’s National Council for Higher Education. The university has remained firm and refused to be intimidated.”

“The desperate attempts by President Kenyatta and the so-called Deep State will fall on the sword of justice,” he added.

The senator maintained that he has the requisite qualifications to vie for the position of governor of Nairobi and will be on the ballot on August 9th.

“To President Kenyatta I say: Let the people decide. Not even the threats to arrest me will dim our resolve to serve the people of Nairobi. The people of Nairobi have resoundingly rejected your project and are looking forward to electing their own. I remain committed and confident that a new dawn for our capital is beckoning, a city of order and dignity; hope and opportunity for all. We shall not be cowed. We will prevail,” he concluded.