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Embattled Governor Mike Sonko has today appointed Ms. Anne Kananu Mwenda as Nairobi Deputy Governor.

Until her nomination, Ms Mwenda was Chief Officer Disaster Management Nairobi County.

In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Nairobi County Assembly, Governor Sonko says that the move is in response to the Supreme Court’s advisory regarding the nomination of a Deputy Governor dated March 2018.

Sonko notes that there was a legal vacuum then, which has not been cured to this day, to provide for a clear framework for the replacement of a Deputy Governor.

Almost a year ago (Jan 13 2019), the husband to Deputy Governor-designate Ann Kananu Mwenda, Mr. Philip Njiru Muthathai died in a road accident.

Mr Philip Njiru, Kananu’s late husband. Photo/Courtesy

However, DPP Noordin Haji has termed a decision by Sonko to nominate a deputy unacceptable.

He on Monday said the governor was in violation of his bail terms hence his action was null and void.

” The court was clear on what Sonko cannot do. To purport to have power to name a deputy while his case is still on is a violation of the bail terms given to him. We will move to court,” warned Haji.

Nairobi County governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has responded to a Nairobi County resident Mr Philip Sogoti Chepsat barely hours after he had put an advert in Daily Nation paper urging Sonko to give him the deputy governor job.

However, Sonko did not give Mr Chepsat the job as many had anticipated.

In his response, Sonko maintained that he will keep his promise to the women of Nairobi County.

He said that he had promised to pick a woman as his deputy as soon as the legislation pending in Parliament on nomination and appointment of Deputy Governor is assented into law.

Through a long facebook post on Wednesday evening, Sonko thanked Chepsat for his expression of interest in serving the great people of Nairobi alongside him.

The post read,

DEAR MR. PHILIP SOGOTI CHEPSAT.

Thank you for your expression of interest in serving the great people of Nairobi alongside me as Deputy Governor. Thank you too for appreciating my commitment to openness and transparency.

My office received your earlier communications and we were in the process of writing you a formal regret because like I promised, I shall only be ready to fill the Deputy Governor position once the legislation pending in Parliament on nomination and appointment of Deputy Governor is assented into law.

It is worth of note that as a politician, I believe in keeping my promises to the electorate. And earlier, I committed myself to Nairobians that my nominee for Nairobi City County’s Next Deputy Governor shall be a woman.

Too bad you are not a woman because I intend to keep that promise to my women supporters at all costs because I believe in not only upholding the third gender rule but exceeding it. This is why half of Nairobi County executive members are women.

I wish you had indicated your professional background or work experience for my adminstration to know how better to assist you.

My appeal to you is not to give up on your dream to serve in leadership of Nairobi County but to keep checking up and applying as vacancies come up.

For example, I shall soon be sending home several nonperforming Members of County Executive Committee and Chief Officers who are sleeping on the job and you should be on the standby to apply when the County Public Service Board advertises to fill the position.

Otherwise I wish you all the best in your future endeavours as you continue to enjoy our services as a Nairobi voter and resident.

At Your Service,

Mike Mbuvi Sonko.

Nairobi Deputy Governor

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