The owner of demolished Taj Mall, Rameshchandra Gorasia has joined the contest for the Embakasi South parliamentary by-election.
Gorasia is eyeing the seat on a Democratic Party of Kenya ticket.
The business mogul says he is fit to represent Embakasi South people in Parliament.
Speaking to journalists after a meet-the-people tour in the constituency on Thursday, Gorasia exuded the confidence of clinching the seat.
“I confident that Embakasi South people will massively vote for me in the April 5 by-election,” he said.
The tycoon said the constituency needs a visionary leader to push the development agenda forward.
Gorasia is expected to battle out with other heavyweight political contestants in the by-election among them Julius Mawathe, whose election was nullified leading to the by-election and former MP Irshad Mohamed Sumra.
The Embakasi South seat was declared vacant after the Supreme Court nullified Mawathe’s election.
The apex court ruled that Mawathe’s election on August 8, 2017, general election was not free and fair.
The petition was filed by former ODM MP Irshad Mohamed Sumra.
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