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Anne Kananu Mwenda was today vetted by the Nairobi County Assembly select committee on appointments and has taken the oath to become the first woman Deputy Governor for Nairobi. She is third Deputy Governor of Nairobi after JOhn Mueke and Polycarp Igathe.
In the absence of a Governor, with Governor Mike Sonko being removed, she is expected to assume the position of Nairobi Governor.
So who is this Anne Kananu Mwenda?
Anne Kananu Mwenda was the Chief Officer in the docket of Disaster Management and Coordination at the county government of Nairobi.
She has served in that capacity for a period of two years after Sonko named her in his team as he sought to deliver on the promises he made to the residents of Nairobi.
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Deputy Governor Nairobi County Anne Kananu displays oath of office documents after being sworn in at KICC, Nairobi. [Samson Wire, Standard]
Anne Kananu Mwenda was yesterday sworn into office as the Nairobi County deputy governor, on a day punctuated by many firsts.
In about six hours, Kananu was quickly elevated from position of chief officer in charge of Disaster Management and Compliance to the city’s second in command by the afternoon, perhaps making her among the first holders of the position to be vetted and sworn into office on the same day.
Having scored her first victory at about 8am when the High Court dismissed two petitions seeking to block her vetting, Kananu strode into the County Assembly plenary chambers at 9am, ready to face the panel that would set the process in motion about 10 minutes later.
She said the plot was to have her admit to having received a letter withdrawing her nomination in a call by Mr Sonko.
“He (Sonko) sent me a blank unsigned letter on Whatsapp telling me he had withdrawn my nomination as deputy governor,” Ms Mwenda told the committee.
“His intention was to show the public I had received the alleged letter which is not true,” she added.
Ms Mwenda’s tell-it-all came after Minority Whip Peter Imwatok asked about a leaked audio recording of a conversation between Ms Mwenda and Mr Sonko that has been circulating in social media.
In the leaked audio, Mr Sonko tells Ms Mwenda that she will be his running mate in the event of a by-election in Nairobi.