Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko talks to President Uhuru Kenyatta during his swearing-in ceremony at Uhuru Park, August 21, 2017. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has asked the president to declare a state of emergency over NASA's anti-IEBC demos.
Sonko said that the country was tired of constant 'trouble' from the opposition and that the president could invoke article 51 of the constitution if he wants.
"There is no other way," he said.
"They are forgetting you can still declare a state of emergency as enshrined in article 51 of the constitution," Sonko said while addressing a women's meeting at State House in Nairobi.
Sonko said: "Rais anatukanwa na sisi tunasikia vibaya sana. Rais hajaziliwa na mnyama...mmesikia jana ule mzee anamuita kifaranga cha kuku...hao wote wako na bahati nilisimama governor ningekuwa MP ningepiga Opposition MPs wote."
This loosely translates to: "The President is insulted and we feel very bad. The President did not come from an animal...you heard the mzee calling him a chick...they are lucky I vied for governor...if I had been an MP I would have beaten all my Opposition rivals."