Sonko, who has been governor of the capital city since 2017, was detained by police at a roadblock in Voi, 329kms south of Nairobi.
Although she had not planned to become Nairobi governor, a county job she applied for and got propelled her to the top seat. Before former governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko proposed her name as the Nairobi deputy governor, Ms Kananu was the chief officer in charge of disaster management and coordin...
A city bureaucrat is set to become Nairobi’s third governor, after the capital city’s legislature manoeuvred through her appointment as deputy governor on Friday. Former Governor Mike Sonko was relieved of his position a month ago. The succession drama
Mr Ooko orders came hot on the heels of serious protests by defence lawyers John Khaminwa, Wilfred Nyamu and Paula Atukunda, that the former county governor should be allowed to continue receiving medication without disturbance whatsoever. “Mr Sonko is scheduled to be flown to South Africa for ...
Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, will hold new governorship elections within the next two months to replace the impeached and tumultuous Mike Sonko.
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Sonko’s petition was subsequently dismissed by a bench of three judges of the High Court in June. The court found that the impeachment process fully complied with constitutional and statutory requirements, prompting Sonko to move to the Court of Appeal. ...
The race to win the Nairobi county Governorship post, one of Kenya’s most important regions, is on after Raila and Ruto announced their candidates.