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Anne Kananu will not be Nairobi governor just yet, declares court

Deputy Governor Nairobi County Ann Kananu [Samson Wire, Standard]

The Court of Appeal has issued orders stopping Nairobi deputy governor Anne Kananu’s swearing in as the city county’s first female governor.

Appellate Judges Wanjiru Karanja, Jamila Mohamed and Jessie Lessit issued the orders stopping Kananu’s assumption to the governor’s office following an appeal by her former boss, Mike Sonko, who challenged a High Court decision that dismissed his claim for reinstatement to office.

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