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Nairobi Deputy Governor nominee Anne Kananu has said she will support and work with the Nairobi Metropolitan Services team headed by Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Mohammed Badi.
Speaking on Friday when she appeared before Nairobi County Assembly vetting committee, Kananu said, unlike former Governor Mike Sonko, when she becomes governor, she will work with the General Badi-led agency to improve service delivery in the city.
“I will work together with NMS to make sure whatever plans are put in place are accomplished.”
Last month, the High Court in Nairobi barred the Treasury from releasing Sh37.1 billion to the NMS following a petition filed by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.
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pictured) for the deputy governor's position.
Justice Anthony Murima said that he will rule on the application filed by activist Okiya Omtatah at 8am, an hour before the scheduled vetting.
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is also challenging Kananu’s vetting.
At the same time, Attorney General Kihara Kariuki insisted that the acting Governor Benson Mutura can appoint Kananu in the absence of a governor.
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According to Sonko, the plot is to have Kananu vetted, assume the position of a deputy governor, and subsequently take up the capital city’s throne.
“The issues involving these petitions revolve around an act which is to be committed... Ann Kananu is not elected and is unknown to the people of Nairobi and the sovereignty of the people is on the test,” his lawyer Wilfred Nyamu for Sonko.