City lawyer Danstan Omari has thrown his hat into the ring for the Nairobi Senate seat in the upcoming 2027 General Election. City lawyer Danstan Omari during a past briefing outside a court. With at least two years left to the polls, the legal heavyweight is already setting the stage for a fiery contest, declaring his ambitions to bring fresh leadership to the capital. In an interview with NTV, Omari did not mince words as he accused the current Nairobi senator, Edwin Sifuna, of failing to ensure accountability in the utilisation of county funds by Governor Johnson Sakaja’s administration.
“Nairobi needs a solid person to be a senator. Sifuna is a solid person, but there’s politics of Nairobi like this; In 2013, the first elections under the new constitution, Kidero was the governor, Sonko became the senator; in 2017, Sonko became the governor, Sakaja became the senator, in 2022, Sakaja became the governor, and Sifuna became the senator. “So this is the time for Sifuna to be the governor. Therefore, I will be in the race to take over from Sifuna because, as lawyers, we are presidents, so that in 2032, I will also be the governor of Nairobi,” he declared with confidence.
by Didacus Malowa
