Nairobi Gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja has responded to fraud allegations leveled against him, stating that he attended and graduated from Team University.
Responding to an IEBC complaint about the legality of his academic credentials, Sakaja accused the complainant of deliberately omitting relevant pages of the graduation booklet that contained his name.
“That among other qualifications and awards of excellence, I hold a Bachelor of Science in Management degree conferred upon me by Team University in Uganda, having satisfied the requirements for the award,” Sakaja said.
The incumbent senator also rejected the names used by the complainant (Johnson Koskei Sakaja) to refer to him, noting that his only name is Sakaja Johnson Arthur.
“I have never been known, identified or addressed by the name ‘SAKAJA KOSKEI JOHNSON’ in any manner whatsoever, or associated with the 1st Respondent herein referred to as ‘SAKAJA KOSKEI JOHNSON’ in Complaint No. 230 of 2022,” he said.
Sakaja further asked IEBC to dismiss the complaint as it was filed outside the prescribed timeliness.
According Sakaja, the deadline for filing a dispute lapsed on June 8, 2022.
“The complaints herein are legally incompetent, fatally detective and procedurally untenable having been lodged outside the prescribed statutory timelines,” he stated.
In the case Sakaja has been sued by Dennis Gakuu Wahome for allegedly not having the required education qualifications.
The first-term senator is eyeing Nairobi County’s top job on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party under the Kenya Kwanza coalition.
