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Court quashes bid to reinstate impeached Kisii deputy governor

Impeached Kisii Deputy Governor Robert Monda. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Newly appointed Kisii Deputy Governor Elijah Obebo has gotten a reprieve after the High Court dismissed prayers for conservatory orders on the reinstatement of impeached Deputy Governor Robert Monda.

This means that the swearing-in of Mr Obebo will proceed after Nyamira High Court Judge Wilfrida Okwany found that his appointment was legal.

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