Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero on Sunday proclaimed that he would continue working with the Jubilee administration barely 24 hours after being heckled by CORD supporters at the Uhuru park rally on Saturday.
He alleged that he was shouted down because he had a working relationship with Uhuru Kenyatta and the Jubilee administration adding that he would not be bullied into submission.
“We’ll work with all Nairobians irrespective of which part of the country they come from. We will work without fear or favour irrespective of one’s religious affiliation and your Excellency as required of us in the Constitution and as required of us by the Urban Areas and Cities Act we will work with your government,” the Nairobi governor stressed.
He also maintained that he would not limit his leadership role to Nairobi either despite criticism by a cross section of the CORD fraternity that he was stepping out of line by engaging in political bickering in the Luo Nyanza political region instead of concentrating on his governorship role.
“As a leader of this country my role is not limited to Nairobi. Where other Kenyans invite me to help them in my individual capacity I will do so without fear or favour,” he said.
On making the proclamations, the crowd gathered at Nyayo National Stadium for the Madaraka Day celebrations applauded just as they had when he had risen to deliver his Madaraka day address.
This was in stark contrast to the situation at the Uhuru park rally on Saturday where attempts by the governor to address those gathered were greeted by booing and chants of “Kidero must go” as the crowd made it clear that they did not want to hear from him.
In a statement clearly orchestrated to save face and which will undoubtedly stoke tempers among those in CORD who question his loyalty, Kidero went on to add fuel to the fire by referring to Deputy President William Ruto as, “his good friend,” before inviting him to speak.
The governor was also keen to highlight his accomplishments over the last year and his plans for Nairobi County should he remain in office for the remainder of his term. He also praised the president for what he called good performance in the period he had been in office in clear deviation from the position held by many nationals including CORD about Jubilee's dismal performance.
Kidero is currently fighting to save his political career after the Court of Appeal nullified his election as Nairobi Governor; the Supreme Court however ordered that he remain in office pending their determination of his appeal
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