Nairobi County governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has responded to a Nairobi County resident Mr Philip Sogoti Chepsat barely hours after he had put an advert in Daily Nation paper urging Sonko to give him the deputy governor job.

However, Sonko did not give Mr Chepsat the job as many had anticipated.

In his response, Sonko maintained that he will keep his promise to the women of Nairobi County.

He said that he had promised to pick a woman as his deputy as soon as the legislation pending in Parliament on nomination and appointment of Deputy Governor is assented into law.

Through a long facebook post on Wednesday evening, Sonko thanked Chepsat for his expression of interest in serving the great people of Nairobi alongside him.

The post read,

DEAR MR. PHILIP SOGOTI CHEPSAT.

Thank you for your expression of interest in serving the great people of Nairobi alongside me as Deputy Governor. Thank you too for appreciating my commitment to openness and transparency.

My office received your earlier communications and we were in the process of writing you a formal regret because like I promised, I shall only be ready to fill the Deputy Governor position once the legislation pending in Parliament on nomination and appointment of Deputy Governor is assented into law.

It is worth of note that as a politician, I believe in keeping my promises to the electorate. And earlier, I committed myself to Nairobians that my nominee for Nairobi City County’s Next Deputy Governor shall be a woman.

Too bad you are not a woman because I intend to keep that promise to my women supporters at all costs because I believe in not only upholding the third gender rule but exceeding it. This is why half of Nairobi County executive members are women.

I wish you had indicated your professional background or work experience for my adminstration to know how better to assist you.

My appeal to you is not to give up on your dream to serve in leadership of Nairobi County but to keep checking up and applying as vacancies come up.

For example, I shall soon be sending home several nonperforming Members of County Executive Committee and Chief Officers who are sleeping on the job and you should be on the standby to apply when the County Public Service Board advertises to fill the position.

Otherwise I wish you all the best in your future endeavours as you continue to enjoy our services as a Nairobi voter and resident.

At Your Service,

Mike Mbuvi Sonko.

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Philip Sogoti Chepsat has hit the headlines when he applied for the post of the Deputy Governor, Nairobi County which has been vacant since the resignation of Polycarp Igathe on January 1, 2018. 

Through an advertisement posted on Daily Nation, Chepsat has asked Nairobi governor Mike Sonko to give him the position so that he can assist him to deliver on the promises he made to the people of Nairobi when he was seeking election into office.

A Nairobi voter and resident, Philip Sogoti Chepsat, applies to be Governor Mike Sonko's deputy through an ad on the Daily Nation.

Should Governor Mike Sonko consider him?#Kenya #MainaAndKingangi #Billynatricky #BarakaZaQwetu #PunguzaMizigoBill2019 #DGNairobi pic.twitter.com/FtnPvAZ06a

— 3neel (@3Neelkenya) August 14, 2019

He has further said that he had applied for the post before but he was not sure whether Sonko had received the same.

“Hon Sonko, I have reached out to you openly because I am not sure if my earlier communication did reach you,” reads part of the advert.

While tendering his resignation letter, Igathe cited irreconcilable differences between him and the county boss when he penned his letter of resignation.

Kenyans on Twitter have however started reacting to Chepsat’s advert asking Governor Sonko to consider him.

Some are saying that Chepsat might be a God sent Deputy Governor for Nairobians.

@MikeSonko consider him. This might be God's sent Deputy Governor
Philip Sogoti Chepsat pic.twitter.com/H6jKRUj69v

— Bs Sam (@TheBishopSam) August 14, 2019

Do you think Mike Sonko should consider him?

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