High Court bars vetting of Sonko’s nominee for Deputy Governor

The High Court has barred Nairobi County Assembly from vetting Anne Mwenda for the deputy governor’s position.

The orders were issued by the anti-corruption court judge Mumbi Ngugi on Monday.

The High Court halted the vetting pending the determination of a case filed by a resident.

Mwenda was set to be vetted on Tuesday, February 18, when the Members of the County Assembly resume their sittings after a two-month recess.

Mwenda was nominated on January 6, 2020, by Governor Mike Sonko to replace Polycarp Igathe, who resigned from the position in January 2018.

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