Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Mike Sonko and Peter Kenneth. [Photo/Capital FM].
It has now emerged that President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee party fixed former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth in his quest to get the party's ticket for Nairobi gubernatorial seat, sources have revealed.
Apparently according to the sources, key aides to President Uhuru Kenyatta abandoned Peter Kenneth for Mike Sonko after the senator threatened to unleash a dossier about them.
"It is understood that Sonko has video and audio recordings of some “embarrassing activities” involving key people around the President," said the source.
“The tapes are damaging and, should Sonko release them, the Jubilee campaign would be shattered,” said a Jubilee Party official aware of the recordings.
Kenneth has since left Jubilee and plans to vie for the seat as an independent candidate.
The source also claimed that Deputy President William Ruto fixed Kenneth in his quest to have an easy way in 2022 presidential race.
“Ruto saw the opportunity to fix Kenneth because of his 2022 ambitions. State House officials on the other hand were scared that their dealings with Sonko
would be exposed," a source known to be close to Sonko told the Star.
However, Sonko has denied having any tapes.
“That I have tapes is cheap propaganda. I have never recorded anyone and neither have I blackmailed anyone to support me. The President should not be dragged into this matter," said Sonko.“The DP and other people have decided to support me because I won the Jubilee nomination in a fair contest,” he added.