The swearing-in of Anne Kananu as Nairobi Governor has been temporarily halted pending an appeal filed by activist Okiya Omtatah. In April, Kananu declared she will contest for Nairobi governor next year. When she took over from county assembly speaker Benson Mutura, who was acting governor, Kananu said her focus was to bring in new leadership in the county. Her former boss and Governor Mike Sonko nominated her as his deputy on January 6 last year, but the court blocked the county assembly from vetting her. After the court cleared the case, Kananu was vetted and sworn in as Nairobi’s deputy governor which hindered the chances of a by-election being held after Sonko was impeached.

Source: The Star July 06, 2021 11:35 UTC