Ms Mwenda was nominated by Governor Mike Sonko on January 6 but her vetting has been hanging in the balance as questions on the legality of the nomination.
However, in Wednesday’s special sitting, Speaker Beatrice Elachi ruled that Ms Mwenda’s name be committed to the Appointments Committee for vetting.
City Hall has moved closer to having a deputy governor after Nairobi County Assembly gave the green light for the vetting of the nominee.
In a dramatic special sitting that was punctuated by a shouting match and walk out by the Minority side, the ward reps resolved to have Ms Ann Mwenda’s name forwarded to the Committee on Appointments for consideration.
