Nairobi governor Mike Sonko does not need all the five years of his political tenure to turn around the city.
This is according to the governor.
Sonko says that he needs just one other year and residents will be happy with their city once again.
He spoke this during a live TV interview on Citizen TV.
Sonko urged Nairobians to allow him to continue with the work he was doing on the ground and said they should not listen to government officials who have hired unnamed propagandists to taint his image.
"Now they are just doing diversionary tactics, character assassination and at the same time they are calling for the disbandment of Nairobi county. Why do you want me to go home within five months? Why don't you give me time? Why don't you come and help me?"' he posed.
"You one person fighting me in government, if the president is helping me who are you to fight me?" the angry governor said during the interview.
He said he has been working hard to improve the city-county despite what he termed as "organised cartel fights".
"I don't need five years, my financial year starts around June, just give me one year and see."