The court ruled there was appropriate public participation in Kananu’s vetting dismissing the arguments by Sonko that there was no public participation.
The court ruled that the acting governor can complete the process of her swearing-in and that there was nothing wrong with the swearing-in of Kananu.
The High Court on Thursday ruled that the nomination vetting and swearing-in of Anne Kananu as Deputy Governor were done within the law.
The three-judge bench that delivered the ruling was presided over by Justice Said Chitembwe and assisted by Justices Wilfrida Okwany and Weldon Korir.However, Justice Korir was not present in court during the ruling.
Justice Chitembwe said Justice Korir got an emergency but signed the judgement which is unanimous.
The court said that before his impeachment, Sonko had voluntarily nominated Kananu as a DG and upon the nomination, his mandate ended there.
“We find no error in the county assembly vetting Kananu,” Okwany said.
The court ruled there was appropriate public participation in Kananu’s vetting dismissing the arguments by Sonko that there was no public participation.
“The county assembly followed the requirements of public participation in vetting Kananu,” Okwany said.
The court dismissed the argument that Kananu had to be formally appointed to office after being vetting by Sonko and not an acting governor.
The court ruled that the acting governor can complete the process of her swearing-in and that there was nothing wrong with the swearing-in of Kananu.