Governor Sakaja defends ‘exclusion’ of Muslims from Cabinet
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja during the unveiling of county ministers on October 26, 2022, at City Hall Nairobi. The governor argues that he has the discretion and liberty to nominate and appoint anyone as a CEC as long as the person has met the required qualifications.
Operations at City Hall have been paralysed due to a court order stopping the vetting of 10 members of the county executive committee nominated by Governor Johnson Sakaja, a judge heard on Monday, as the governor defended the alleged exclusion of some minority groups.
Governor Sakaja, through lawyer Dancan Okatch, told judge Anne Mwaure that the orders have greatly prejudiced the planned vetting process as former executives cannot perform any duties at the county government.
