Nairobi Senatorial hopeful Rameshchandra Govind Gorasia has said he will not be giving out handouts to voters in a bid to win the citizens' support ahead of the August polls.
Speaking on Wednesday when he made his bid public, the embattled Nairobi businessman said politics and leadership should be service to citizens and not a wealth-accumulating venture.
“I am going to the Senate to work, not to steal from Kenyans, so I see no reason why I should spend millions in campaigns. I hope Nairobi residents vote for me and I promise them that I will effect real tangible change in the city,” he said.
“I won’t give handouts to voters or bribe party officials or polling clerks, like other politicians. I am going to create change in the Senate, so I have to get there in a clean way,” he added.
Gorasia has since reportedly paid platinum membership fees to the Wiper Party, on whose ticket he will vie on.
He is the owner and Managing Director of Eastland's Taj Mall.