Nairobi governor Evans Kidero and his Mombasa counterpart Hassan Joho. [Photo/The Star]
On June 27, the National Super Alliance (NASA) unveiled their manifesto for the next five years if they win the August 8, polls at the Ngong Racecourse grounds a day after Jubilee did the same at the Kasarani stadium.
Despite NASA continuous claims that they are the best guardians for devolution and they have the ability to make it work, political analyst Ngunjiri Wambugu has a contrary opinion.
According to the analyst, the NASA manifesto is contradictory and more so it indites Mombasa governor Hassan Joho and his Nairobi counterpart Evans Kidero.
"First, the manifesto slammed the Mombasa and Nairobi county governments for having been unable to deal with urbanisation and attendant issues in order to develop livable cities," said Wambugu.
"For example, the manifesto pointed out that Nairobi is now regularly ranked amongst the five worst cities in the world, with Mombasa close behind," he added.
Wambugu further stated that from the manifesto it was quite evident that NASA had accepted the fact that Kidero and Joho have failed in the capacities as governors of the two popular cities in Kenya.
"The manifesto further stated that buildings in the capital city are collapsing left, right and center, and maiming or killing innocent Kenyans every day. This is a terrible indictment of ODM’s very own Kidero and Joho – Governor 047 and Governor 001, respectively," he said.
"Second, an abridged version of NASA’s manifesto stated that Kenya must be uncompromising in waste management. But the reality is that the county government of Mombasa has no waste management policy, which means that the coastal town, formerly an icon of the coastal spirit and the centre of the tourism sector, is groaning under the weight of randomly disposed waste," he added.
"Third, the NASA manifesto stated that the Nairobi River could contribute to the city’s water needs if it was not so polluted. The irony of that statement is beyond belief. Why does Kidero not act on pollution if his party knows that a clean Nairobi River would alleviate the water shortage problem in the capital," he added.