President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga during a past event. They have been warned of a fierce battle in the August polls. [Photo: buzzkenya.com]
Presidential candidate Joseph Nyagah has expressed confidence that he will outsmart his rivals in the race to State House in the forthcoming August 8 general elections.
Nyagah told off critics who say the presidential race will be between President Uhuru Kenyatta of Jubilee Party and NASA’s Raila Odinga.
The former Cooperatives Minister said his name means “ostrich”, which runs fast and said he will shock many when the IEBC will declare him the winner of the presidential contest.
“I’m an ostrich and will run faster than Uhuru and Raila and win. I will be the fifth President of the Republic of Kenya,” Nyagah told the media after meeting more than 100 clerics from Kirinyaga County at a Kagio hotel.
Nyagah, an independent candidate, said he will not launch a manifesto, saying his first assignment will be to fight corruption, which he said is rampant in the ruling Jubilee administration.
“We have problems because of cartels that act as brokers and inflate government tenders. Once I win, my government will not have such people and tenders will be above board,”
The hopeful said his administration will be an all-inclusive government that will reflect the face of Kenya, promising to appoint a Cabinet Secretary from the Ogiek community.