This followed orders issued by the High Court on Monday temporarily suspending any planned swearing in of Ms Mwenda as governor.
ODM Director of Elections Mr Junet Mohammed said the party’s central committee will sit on Wednesday to settle on a nominee to present for the deputy governor position for Nairobi County.
Members of the committee already received their invitation to the meeting by the party’s Executive Director Oduor Ong’wen.
“Dear member, notice is here given of a meeting of the Central Committee to be held on Wednesday January 20, 2021 at 9.00 a.m. Venue will be communicated later,” read the communication.
Sonko Back In Court To Block Vetting Of Nairobi Deputy Governor
The circus revolving around the coveted leadership of Nairobi county continued this week after Mike Sonko moved to court to stop County Assembly from vetting and approving Anne Mwenda as the deputy governor.
In an application filed under a certificate of urgency, the former Nairobi governor is also challenging Cabinet appointments done by acting Governor Benson Mutura on Wednesday.
Through his lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui, the impeached governor is accusing Mutura of exercising unlimited powers of an elected governor.
According to Sonko, Mutura has no powers to appoint or dismiss any person in the county government. He says the appointments of Brian Weke as legal advisor, Paul Mutungi as chief of staff, Jairus Musumba as acting County Secretary and dismissal of Justus Kathenge are unlawful and in gross violation of the constitution.
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Acting Nairobi governor reshuffles cabinet
Wednesday January 06 2021
Mr Benson Mutura after he was sworn in as acting governor of Nairobi on December 21. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG
By COLLINS OMULO
The reorganisation saw the return of former Nairobi Education Executive Janet Ouko to the previous position.
Ms Ouko, who resigned from the county government in January, 2019, replaces Lucia Mulwa, who incidentally took over the Education, Youth Affairs and Sports docket following Ms Ouko’s resignation.
Ms Mulwa will now head the Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock department which has been vacant since the sacking of the former holder of the position Winfred Kathangu last year.