I'll not be moved by critics - Sakaja says, defends Atwoli
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has said he will not lose focus in his bid to deliver his mandate to the people of the City. https://rb.gy/ij11fw
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00:00Papa Francis Atoli, I saw you say you feel pain.
00:04You said you feel a lot of pain when you see your child, Governor, being beaten or tortured.
00:11I would like to tell you, Papa, don't feel pain.
00:16It's normal. It's politics.
00:19And that politics, keep it up.
00:22The work we do in Nairobi, there are people who want us to lose focus.
00:26We will not lose focus.
00:28We know what needs to be done.
00:30We know the progress we are making.
00:32So don't feel pain.
00:34You know, even I feel pain when I see you being beaten.
00:37And I see you starting to be tortured.
00:39But don't give up, Papa.
00:42Those who sent you to torture me are also the ones who sent you to torture me.
00:46And it will end.
00:48That's normal politics. It will end.
00:50Stand strong. Stand firm.
00:52You're the leader of the trade union movement, not just in Kenya, but in Africa.
00:57You must be respected.
00:59Francis Atole should be given his title as the leader of the trade union movement,
01:05not just in Kenya, but all over Africa.
01:09And our workers should not be abused.
01:13We have asked Raymond Omolo, P.S.,
01:15if you integrate the workers in the security sector to our security infrastructure,
01:21we will have a safer country.
01:23These are not just ten houses. These are entire houses.
01:26In Nairobi, we have more than 450,000 of them,
01:29you know, guarding several installations.
01:31So we have said, Mr. Atole, don't worry.
01:33And don't feel pain.
01:35It's normal. You are being beaten every day.
01:37They say your nanny is a prostitute.
01:39They say I don't know what you did.
01:41There will always be something.
01:43Even if you do the right thing, people will always speak.
01:45But the president told me one day,
01:47if you are a politician and a leader,
01:49and you want to be popular every day,
01:51you have to design and sell ice cream.
01:53If you sell ice cream,
01:55and even if you sell money,
01:57people will beat you.
01:59But if you work hard,
02:01there will always be an opinion about what you do.