The popular lawmaker says he’s going for the top job, aiming for the Jubilee Party ticket in primaries on Friday.
Sonko and Kenneth will face off.
Multiple sources close to the presidency yesterday told the Star that a Cabinet position has been offered and rejected several times.
If Jubilee wins on August 8, Sonko could have been CS for the Nairobi Metropolitan Region, a new post created for him. He would oversee Kiambu, Kajiado, Murang’a and Machakos counties.
“We have given up on Sonko. We wanted him to back Kenneth and we even offered him many other options, but he has rejected all of them,” a source familiar with the offers and discussions said.
“The senator has insisted he wants to be governor. Let Jubilee people decide who between the two should be the governor candidate,” an aide to DP Ruto said.
To deal with the perception the flamboyant lawmaker is not a good manager, it is understood he has approached tycoon Jimnah Mbaru to be his running mate.
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