Polycarp Igathe conceedes defeat

Polycarp Igathe has conceded defeat in his quest to become the next Nairobi governor. Via a post on social media, Igathe, who was contesting on a Jubilee party ticket, explained he had 'accepted the will of the people'. Igathe lost to Johnson Sakaja who garnered 699,392 votes against his 573,516. https://twitter.com/alinurmohamed_/status/1558710440154333184?s=20&t=xyzgnv5ikt9s3z1yjdf_xa https://twitter.com/edgarwabwire_/status/1558711012496392193?s=20&t=xyzgnv5ikt9s3z1yjdf_xa https://twitter.com/nyangihon/status/1558707178164436993?s=20&t=xyzgnv5ikt9s3z1yjdf_xa https://twitter.com/abdishukriosman/status/1558711092896989184?s=20&t=xyzgnv5ikt9s3z1yjdf_xa https://twitter.com/NyangiHon/status/1558707178164436993?s=20&t=E2bl08qCp9SOPsJZVvuDyg   With the NairobiTunavyoitaka theme as his campaign slogan, Igathe’s unique campaign style gave Kenyans a reason to giggle and laugh while interacting with low income residents include women selling vegetables and boda boda riders. He was spotted washing cars, working as a waiter at Quiver Lounge, washing toilets and anchoring news on NTV. “I was doing this to present to Kenyans that here comes a man who is a servant. A politician is simply a servant, and a city is about service,” he said in a previous interview.