Former Kamukunji MP Simon Mbugua has dismissed claims that he has been nominated as Nairobi Deputy Governor by Governor Mike Sonko.
A letter making rounds in social media purportedly from under siege Sonko indicated that Mr Mbugua had been picked to discharge duties as DG.
In the letter which Mbugua has since dismissed as fake, Sonko purportedly asks the assembly to expedite Mbugua's appointment.
But in a quick rejoinder on Monday, the East Africa Legislative Assembly MP dismissed the claims, adding that he's not interested in the job.
"Fake News......Am not and I have never been interested in becoming a Deputy Governor. Am discharging my duties in EALA faithfully and in contentment," he said.
"Governor Sonko is a brother and a friend for so many years and I wish him well always," added Mbugua, who is also a close ally of Governor Mike Sonko.
Sonko is currently embroiled in a tussle with EACC, something which saw him arrested on Friday. He spent the entire weekend in police custody.
EACC claims that the governor has been engaging in shoddy deals, with Sh357 million being the point of contention where he's accused of having awarded his close allies tenders.
The embattled governor has often denied. He has been working without a deputy following resignation of Polycarp Igathe in 2018.