Court gives governors nod to nominate new deputies

In Nairobi, the Deputy Governor Polycarp Igathe resigned while in Nyeri, Kahiga assumed office after the death of the Governor [File, Standard]

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his Nyeri counterpart Mutahi Kahiga are now free to nominate new deputies after the Supreme Court cleared the way.

In a landmark advisory issued yesterday, the highest court in the land declared that the Constitution does not envisage a vacancy upon death, impeachment, resignation or Deputy Governor’sassumption into the Governor’s office.