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How a deputy governor is replaced

Unsuccessful 2022 Nairobi governor candidate Polycarp Igathe. In 2018 he resigned as Dep[uty Governor after differences with Governor Mike Sonko who did not name a replacement. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Baringo Deputy Governor Charles Kipng'ok collapsed and died on Wednesday, September 14 at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while boarding a plane to Mombasa.

This is the second time a count has found itself without a deputy governor.

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