Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Saturday, October 10, hit out at President Uhuru Kenyatta who issued a blanket apology to anyone he might have wronged.
The county boss expressed his disappointment in the administration faulting it for abandoning the people who put them in power with the implementation of mega projects in Nairobi.
Sonko was speaking while delivering goodies to a man whose house had been demolished in Kibra in a bid to reclaim land by the Kenya Railways Corporation.
Watch the video of Governor Sonko's remarks below:
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"We are not against development in the county but the handling of some of these projects is inhumane especially with the demolitions of people's houses and businesses.
"I have seen you have asked for forgiveness today, and I hope going forward these issues of forceful evictions will not happen again," he stated.
He questioned Kenyatta's nature allowing people to be displaced noting that his advisers were fraudsters who were only out to benefit themselves.
"We are tired of your government. We respect you but we are not afraid of you, that is why we shall address the issues that affect the people," Sonko stated.
He further stated the forceful evictions should be halted until the government finds ways to compensate residents who have been displaced.
"When the Nairobi County Government, National Government, and World Bank were doing Karandini market in partnership, my administration spent Ksh18 million to compensate all the traders before they were relocated to another market site at the county depot," he added.
Sonko further stated that he was forced to sign away key Nairobi functions to the national government.
Kenyatta during the National prayer ceremony at State House asked for forgiveness as he extended an olive branch to his adversaries.
"If there's anyone that I have offended, I apologize and to those who have offended me, I forgive you," he stated.
Sonko on Friday, October 9, had written an open letter to ODM leader Raila Odinga after the Kibra demolitions.
"Baba Raila Amollo Odinga, Kenyans, especially the poor, used to believe in you as a leader who defended the rights of the oppressed. You have very high chances of becoming the next president but do not let the system corrupt your mind.
"With a lot of pain and bitterness let me say this, Article 40(4) of our Kenyan Constitution must apply before demolitions and evictions of this nature are carried out," an excerpt of Sonko's letter read.
