{"id":28035,"date":"2011-08-11T09:16:37","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T09:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=28035"},"modified":"2011-08-12T06:14:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T06:14:13","slug":"odm%e2%80%99s-aladwa-elected-nairobi-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2011\/08\/odm%e2%80%99s-aladwa-elected-nairobi-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"ODM\u2019s Aladwa elected Nairobi Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_28036\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2011\/08\/GEORGE-ALADWA-SWEAR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28036\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28036\" title=\"GEORGE-ALADWA-SWEAR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2011\/08\/GEORGE-ALADWA-SWEAR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2011\/08\/GEORGE-ALADWA-SWEAR.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2011\/08\/GEORGE-ALADWA-SWEAR-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nairobi Mayor George Aladwa<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 11 &#8211; It was all song and dance for supporters of ODM&#8217;s George Aladwa who clinched the plum and coveted post of Nairobi Mayor after trouncing James Mwangi Gakuya of PNU in a hotly contested poll held in Nairobi.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In what can be described as a deviation from the old ways where such polls were characterised by insults and the hurling of chairs, the election was largely peaceful and was conducted with a heavy presence of police to quell any disturbances.<\/p>\n<p>Former Mayor Geophrey Majiwa, who presided over the election, announced that Mr Aladwa of the Orange Democratic Movement &#8211; who has been acting mayor &#8211; was elected by 57 councilors against Mr Gakuya&#8217;s 39 votes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank you very much for conducting a peaceful election and to also congratulate my brother George Aladwa,&#8221; he declared.<\/p>\n<p>The poll began with all the councilors signing the attendance register to ensure that only those present during the session cast their ballot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr chairman we will go by the attendance register and I want any member who has not signed the attendance register to do so because if you have not done so you will not vote,&#8221; the director of legal affairs Aduma Owuor declared before the start of the poll.<\/p>\n<p>Security was tight at City Hall and its environs amid fears that rival camps might clash and unleash violence.<\/p>\n<p>Heavily armed police officers blocked City Hall Way and roads around the council headquarters since morning, to ensure peace prevailed throughout.<\/p>\n<p>The newly elected mayor called on all councillors to unite and work together for the good of the city.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will now begin the journey of hard work without any political divisions. Let us go on as we used to since we are all brothers,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked the councillors for considering him for the post and promised to do his best in the dispensation of his duties.<\/p>\n<p>The Party of National Unity candidate conceded defeat but attributed his downfall to divisions among councillors allied to the party.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that some of them voted against him as a result of intimidation and threats to their lives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With our votes together, we could at least state that we have won a good battle but we have lost even minus our votes,&#8221; he observed.\u00a0 &#8220;This is only due to the supremacy politics and this has cost PNU the seat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He further alleged that there were some powerful individuals within the party who instigated his downfall during the mayoral election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am not going to blame members of the council because this force was too tremendous that we were too overwhelmed,&#8221; he admitted.<\/p>\n<p>With Mr Aladwa sailing through successfully, Kileleshwa ward councillor William Kinyanyi secured the post of deputy mayor after nominated councillor Simba Arati stepped down for him.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was arrived at after wide consultations by ODM councillors behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Arati described the decision to step down as a difficult one but stated that he agreed to it in a bid to unite all councillors.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Kinyanyi on the other hand vowed to do all in his power to serve the residents of Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 11 &#8211; It was all song and dance for supporters of ODM&#8217;s George Aladwa who clinched the plum and coveted post of Nairobi Mayor after trouncing James Mwangi Gakuya of PNU in a hotly contested poll held in Nairobi. 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