Miguna fights to claim the Donald Trump underdog tag in Nairobi race
Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Miguna Miguna wants to identify his campaign for the Nairobi gubernatorial with that of American president-elect Donald Trump.
Initially considered to have a dim chance in the presidential election, Mr Trump confounded pundits and opinion polls to pull off an unlikely win against Hillary Clinton on Wednesday.
Lawyer Miguna Miguna want to portray himself as a similar underdog in the Nairobi gubernatorial race, and is evoking his combustive, bare-knuckle character to draw comparisons with the billionaire Mr Trump.
He took to Twitter on Wednesday where he slammed Nairobians who had initially likened him to Mr Trump, but have since changed positions to say Senator Mike Sonko was more likely to be a Kenyan Trump.
Here are some of Mr Miguna’s tweets.
1) After calling me @realDonaldTrump for months, the cartel surrogates have now turned around to say, "Oh, Trump is @MikeSonko."
— Dr. Miguna Miguna (@MigunaMiguna) November 9, 2016
Where are those cartel surrogates who were shouting that @MigunaMiguna is @realDonaldTrump and placed bets on us? I need the MONIE!
— Dr. Miguna Miguna (@MigunaMiguna) November 9, 2016
The BLOODBATH happening in the US elections is what awaits the Kenyan plutocrats, tumbocrats and cartels in 2017. Watch this space!
— Dr. Miguna Miguna (@MigunaMiguna) November 9, 2016
Nairobians went on to support Mr Miguna’s claim, terming him as Kenya’s Donald Trump.
https://twitter.com/cetrickkhadia/status/796268210849021952
very funny but please take this back!!
— Nasteha Mohammed (@NastehaMoha) November 9, 2016
Others drew the comparison in favour of Sonko.
I'd vote @MikeSonko any day. A fearless leader who'll do what is needed, like fight corruption through whatever means necessary https://t.co/VzT0GEFbb3
— Edward Muhoho (@Edkamu) November 9, 2016
