CoG to challenge High Court verdict on charged governors

Council of Governors members led by chairman Wycliffe Oparanya address the media at Nairobi's Movenpick Hotel on December 16, 2019. They said they will move to Supreme Court to challenge High Court decision compelling governors charged to step aside. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Council of Governors (CoG) will move to the Supreme Court to seek interpretation of the High Court ruling that bars county chiefs from accessing their offices when charged with corruption-related cases.

The governors are perturbed that more of them could be forced to step aside following the recent arrest and arraignment of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko for corruption allegation charges.