Sakaja: I Was Offered Ksh1 Billion To Quit Nairobi Governor Race
Sakaja is facing several hurdles in the race to the top county seat, with several accusations filed against him ahead of the August 9 polls.
Marvin Chege 
Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has now alleged that he was offered Ksh1 billion to quit the gubernatorial race ahead of the August 9 polls.
In an interview with Radio Jambo on Thursday, April 7, the senator revealed that he received a phone call from a senior politician urging him to quit the race.
While declining to reveal the identity of the person who called him, Sakaja added that the person was sent from the highest office in the land- State House, to arm-twist him to drop his ambitions.
"There was someone sent to me from State House. Let it stop there because it's his privacy, but he was sent from State House, I said I won't resign.
"They tried to threaten me by saying that they will arrest me, but why would you arrest me?" he posed.
Sakaja affirmed that he is committed to serving the people of Nairobi and that no amount of money can be used to buy him out of the race.
"I said even if I'm given that Ksh1 billion that they wanted to offer me to quit, I saw that it won't help me. I'm 37 years old, I cannot let that money finish my career and I want to change the lives of Nairobi residents," he added.
Sakaja is facing several hurdles in the race to the top county seat, with several accusations filed against him ahead of the August 9 polls.
He was however handed a reprieve after the Uganda Judiciary suspended investigations into his degree certificate from Team University; the institution had moved to court seeking orders to stop the government of Uganda from probing the matter.
On Tuesday, June 5, the High Court issued restraining orders that stopped the government from investigating the qualification awarded to Sakaja by the institution.
The university had asked Justice Jamson Karemani of the High Court in Kampala to stop the Ugandan National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) from investigating the degree, whose authenticity is also being questioned in Kenya.
On Friday, July 8, Sakaja will find out through a High Court ruling whether he should be allowed to vie for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat in the upcoming August 9 elections or not.
It is a constitutional requirement that those seeking to become a governor or their deputy must hold at least a degree from a recognised university.
An image of Team University in Uganda. /FILE
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