Nairobi Deputy Governor Anne Kananu will have to wait a little bit longer assuming Nairobi County’s top position
The supreme court on Monday stopped Kananu’s swearing in following an application by ex-governor Mike Sonko.
Sonko moved to the Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal’s ruling that dismissed his application which sought to bar Kananu from being sworn in as the governor.
According to the Supreme Court’s Judge Mohamed Ibrahim, the order barring Kananu from assuming office will only last for two weeks.
“Pending hearing and determination of the suit, an order is issued restraining the Committee on Assumption of Office from swearing-in Kananu as Nairobi Governor. She is also prohibited from occupying the Office of the Governor until further orders of this court,” ruled the court.
Judge Ibrahim further directed that the application be presented before Chief Justice Martha Koome so that a panel can be formed to look into the matter.
On Friday, a bench of three judges ruled that Sonko had been out of office for about 10 months and was effectively no longer the governor.
Appellate Judges Wanjiru Karanja, Jamila Mohamed and Jessie Lessit ruled that Sonko’s application did not meet the required threshold to be considered.
The court also noted that the swearing in of Kananu was not among the things Sonko raised in his appeal.
“We find that the issue of the swearing-in of the 11th respondent was not raised in the High Court and the impugned judgment did not address or determine that issue,” ruled the bench.
Sonko was however unshaken by the Appellate Court’s ruling and told his supporters to keep calm as he was heading for the Supreme Court.
“Keep calm, that is the ruling, but we will appeal it and there is still the main hearing in November,” he said in a Facebook video.
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