Succession Politics: Petition rulings slam breaks on governors’ rivals

Kisii Governor James Ongwae, his deputy Joash Maangi, Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama and his deputy Amos Nyaribo in a show of unity in Kisii town on Thursday. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard]

The Wednesday’s Court of Appeal rulings in Nyamira and Kisii counties have changed the goal post for governor aspirants who will now have to wait until 2022.

Prior to the rulings that upheld the elections of Kisii Governor James James Ongwae and his Nyamira counterpart John Nyagarama, hopefuls eyeing the two positions had started crisscrossing the counties.