A city dweller has petitioned the county assembly to pass a vote of no confidence in county attorney Lydia Kwamboka over "incompetency and irregularity". “Her contract was renewed without vetting, which is a requisite requirement for the award of a new contract vetting by the county assembly, considering that this office is equivalent to that of a County Executive Committee member,” he said. Section Four of the Office of the County Attorney’s Act, 2020, provides for the office of the county attorney and requires that the officeholder be appointed by the governor, with the approval of the county assembly. “The humble petitioners, as Nairobians, pray that the county assembly of Nairobi intervene and resolve the issue,” Mwangi said. The petitioners have also accused the county attorney of neglecting to have a practice certificate last year.

Source: The Star July 09, 2021 11:36 UTC