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Alex Ole Magelo previously served as Speaker of the Nairobi County Assembly. [File, Standard]
Former Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Alex Ole Magelo has died.
Magelo, who previously served as the chairperson of AFC Leopards, passed away on Saturday, May 8 while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital, Kajiado Governor Joseph Lenku said.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of one of our greatest sons and warriors of our community: Alex Ole Magelo after a short illness. He died at [the] Nairobi Hospital, where he had been admitted for some weeks,” said Lenku on Twitter.
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.