President-elect William Ruto attends Johnson Sakaja's swearing-in
Politics
By
Mate Tongola
| Aug 25, 2022
President-elect William Ruto on Thursday, August 25 attended the swearing-in of Nairobi governor-elect Johnson Sakaja.
Ruto arrived at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) at 9:50am.
The president-elect was accompanied to the event by several MPs-elect affiliated to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party.
Outgoing governor Ann Kananu arrived at the venue to participate in the hand-over of power.
Sakaja won the governorship race in the August 9, 2022 elections, getting 699,393 votes against Polycarp Igathe's 573,516 votes.
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Igathe ran on Jubilee Party ticket, an outfit under the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition, which is headed by Ruto's main rival in the presidential race Raila Odinga.
Justice Roselyn Aburili was picked by Chief Justice Martha Koome to preside over Sakaja's swearing-in and that of his deputy James Muchiri.
Deputy Registrar of the Magistrates Courts Caroline Kabucho was selected to assist Justice Aburili.
Sakaja becomes Nairobi's fourth governor after Evans Kidero (2013-2017), Mike Sonko (2017-2020) and Ann Kananu (2021-2022).