Appoint a woman as Nairobi Deputy Governor

The continued absence of a Deputy Governor in Nairobi county has attracted hundreds of women who took to the streets of Nairobi on Tuesday demanding Mike Sonko to appoint a female deputy governor.

Led by Nairobi County Women Forum chairlady Cecilia Wairimu,the women want Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to move with speed and appoint a Deputy Governor preferably a woman.

They   presented their petition to the Governor’s office as well as the Office of the President, and that of deputy president.

Also present during the demonstration, Muthoni chege said that they appreciate the good job the Governor is doing but he has to appoint a woman to fill the post that has been lying vacant for a year.

“A house cannot be complete without a woman and Sonko’s house lacks one. We don’t have a specific person we want to be appointed but we want those he nominated vetted and whoever comes out strongly to get the job, ” Chege said.

“For a close to a year ,women have waited for the Governor to honour his pledge of appointing a woman Deputy Governor.Some of the problems women face emanate from the fact that there isn’t someone high placed to stand for them,”she said.

The position of a Deputy Governor has been vacant since January this year after Polycarp Igathe tendered his resignation.

The Governor has been under pressure even from the Members of Nairobi County concerning several issues top on the agenda being the appointing a Deputy Governor.

Following the Supreme Court Advisory,Governor Mike Sonko is required to nominate his deputy governor.

 

In March this year,Governor Sonko had proposed some names and asked Kenyans to help him choose a deputy among them was ; lawyer Miguna Miguna who was rejected by the Nairobi County Assembly, business woman Ann Kagure , former town clerk John Gakuo,Lawyer Karen Nyamu who came into the lime light after she unsuccessfully vied for the position of Nairobi Woman representative in 2017 and  the former Starehe MP and also contested for Nairobi Gubernatorial seat in last year’s general election Bishop Margret Wanjiru among others.

 

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