Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has challenged a decision by the electoral commission barring him from running for the Nairobi governor by-election. Waititu was impeached as governor of Kiambu County in 2020 but has expressed interest in contesting for the Nairobi county seat in the forthcoming elections in February. The Nairobi governor office became vacant following the impeachment of Governor Mike Sonko but the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission is on the record having said that those who have been impeached fail the integrity test to run for public office. And in court Waititu said that the office of the Attorney-General gave him an indication that the reason for his barring is the impeachment. He wants the court to compel IEBC to accept his candidature.

Source: The Star January 05, 2021 12:22 UTC