We have come up with comparison between leading contestants for Nairobi Governor seat,Plycarp Igathe vs Johnson Sakaja.Sakaja is perceived as someone who can easily clinch the seat but mathematically,Igathe is ahead of him.
Here is the comparison between the two—uamuzi in wako:
Igathe
Straight out of the University of Nairobi in 1995, Igathe was employed in Australia as a finance officer at Queensland Health in Australia. He returned to Kenya a year and a half later and took up employment with Coca-Cola, where he worked until 2000.
He then joined Africa Online as a sales and marketing manager. He was then hired by Kenya Breweries Limited, working as sales operations manager and then as marketing manager.
He then worked as the managing director at Haco Industries for ten years, prior to joining Vivo Energy Kenya, in 2013as the Vice President.
Igathe chaired the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, from 2012 until 2014. He also chaired the Petroleum Institute of East Africa, from 2014 until 2016.
Other responsibilities include as Director and Trustee of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, from 2014 until 2016 and as chairman and member of the Board of Management of Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls High School since 2010.
Appointed to chair the Anti-Counterfeit Agency in 2015, where he served for a year. He was then appointed chairman Special Economic Zones Authority of Kenya in October 2016.
2020 after resigning as DG of Nairobi County, rejoined Equity PLC as group COO later promoted to become the Managing Director
Sakaja
Prefect at Lenana School
UON- graduate actuarial science
Operated a cyber cafe with his aunt
Appointed TNA SG by President Uhuru
Nominated MP by President Uhuru
Elected senator of Nairobi County.
