Nairobi will soon have a new Deputy Governor following wide consultations on who will be chosen to deputise Ann Kananu.
Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju on Wednesday said a decision has already been made and will soon be announced.
The position was left vacant following the swearing-in of Kananu as Nairobi’s third Governor that took place on Tuesday.
“As Jubilee Party, we did wide consultations and a decision on the nominee was arrived at. These kinds of issues need deep consultations,” he told the Star.
The SG however declined to give the name, noting that it will soon be made public.
Some of the names being touted along the corridors of City Hall include Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) deputy director Sam Wakiaga, Businesswoman Agnes Kagure, Former Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru and Chief of Staff Mutunga Mutungi .
According to lawyer and political analyst Danstan Omari, the person to deputise Governor Kananu will most likely be one favoured by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
“The Deputy Governor will be a product of the handshake which is expected and in this case, it will be only one nominee, “ he said.
SUPREME COURT ADVISORY
The Supreme Court Advisory of March 2018 states that a governor should fill the vacancy within 14 days.
However, the nominee will only take the oath of office after the respective county assembly has approved him/her within 60 days.
Once Governor Kananu settles on the nominee, she will proceed to write a letter to the Speaker of the County Assembly notifying the decision.
The name will then be tabled in the assembly and committed to the appointment committee.
The 10-member Select committee on the Appointments team is led by the Speaker as its chairperson and Majority Leader as the vice-chair.
The Clerk of the County Assembly through a notice published in the local dailies will then communicate the vetting date and time of the Deputy Governor nominee.
After vetting, the appointment committee will then table a report in chambers for the house to either adopt or reject. BY THE STAR