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How court decision paved way for Sonko ouster motion

Governor Mike Sonko

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko when he appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ooko at the Milimani Law Courts on September 17, 2020.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • A court on Thursday declined to extend orders stopping Sonko impeachment motion.
  • The orders were to remain in force until the hearing of the case.

A Labour court judge on Thursday declined to extend orders barring the Nairobi County Assembly from discussing the motion to impeach embattled Governor Mike Sonko.

Justice James Rika declined to extend the interim orders which had earlier been granted to Sonko restraining the county assembly from proceeding with the impeachment motion.