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Sonko, Kananu legal fight could deny city a governor until 2022

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko during his impeachment debate in the Senate in December last year. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The legal battle between former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Deputy Governor Anne Kananu could deny the county a substantive governor until after the 2022 elections.

The fate of the Nairobi Metropolitan Service also hangs in the balance because a deed of transfer of functions to the National Government is expected to expire in March next year. It can only be extended by a substantive office holder with the backing of the County Assembly.

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