Since January 13, 2018, Nairobi has been without a deputy governor after Polycarp Igathe resigned just four months after being sworn into office, marking Kenya’s shortest political marriage. The Supreme Court of Kenya later advised Governors Mike Sonko and Mutahi Kahiga to nominate their deputies, something the latter already did. In January 2019, Sonko was expected to name his deputy governor pick, telling the press while in Kilifi that he had a name already. The deputy governor position cannot be filled through an election. The deputy assumes office through nomination by the governor.

Source: Standard Digital February 23, 2019 10:38 UTC