SOBER AND SHARP BEATRICE ELACHI THE NEW NAIROBI COUNTY GOVERNOR

SOBER AND SHARP BEATRICE ELACHI THE NEW NAIROBI COUNTY GOVERNOR

By Chris Ojow

All is not lost within the ruling party Jubilee as the President of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is not afraid of losing friends and publicly stressed that everyone to carry his own cross, Nairobi County Speaker the sober minded, intelligent Lady, composed and sharp Beatrice Elachi is set to take over as the new Governor of the Capital City of the Beautiful Nation Kenya.

The Kenyan Senior Officer of the court Cecil Guyana Miller tried his best including, filing an application to stop the impending arrest and prosecution and even to secure bail to free the Governor from being detained but all efforts failed to bear fruits as the embattled, flamboyant, controversial current Nairobi County Kenya Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko who is in police custody and faces eight counts with a serious offences of economic crime, abuse of office, deceiving and money Laundering will be charged on Monday 09th December 2019 at 9am East Africa Time before Nairobi’s Milimani Anti Corruption Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti.

The 2010 new Constitution of the Republic of Kenya is silent on the functions of the Deputy Governor and the appointment of the same, it is also silent on whether if there is a vacancy in the two position, as the speaker of the County assembly resumes responsibilities pending election within sixty days in the circumstances contemplated by Article 182 of the Constitution of Kenya in clause (4) and again where in clause 4 (6) states that a person who assumes the office of the County Governor under this Article shall, unless otherwise be removed from the office under the Constitution and must hold the office until the newly elected County Governor assumes Office in the next General election under Article 180 (1) , and whether the speaker who will be in charge of the County Government shall appoint his or her deputy?

And in line to the stated article’s in the above paragraph, still any sound mind Kenyan citizen can move to a Constitutional Court and challenge the appointment of the Deputy Governor by the Governor himself or herself or in case of the speaker assuming powers of the County appointing his or her deputy.

It is up to the Kenyan National Assembly Representatives and the Senate who are specifically in charge of observing, checking the affairs and running of the County Governments to consult, initiate, deliberate and enact a breakthrough to the current leaderships crisis being experienced in the County Governments of Kenya.

Anti Corruption Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti is popularly remembered for jailing former Nairobi County officials without an option of fine to three years in jail for embezzling public funds, meant to purchase for a new public cemetery after it was declared that the Langata Cemetery was full when ANC Party Leader Musalia Mudavadi was in charge as the Minister.

The removal of the County Governor is clearly stated in Article 181 of the 2010 new Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, it states that a County Governor may be removed from office on clause 1 (a) gross violation of the Constitution of Kenya, clause 1 (b) where there are serious reasons for believing that the County Governor has committed a crime under National or international law, clause 1 (c) abuse of the office or gross misconduct.

The Kenyan Director of Public Prosecution alleges in his released statement to the public that the embattled Nairobi County Government ceases to be the Governor on grounds that Mike Sonko breached the law under Article 181 clause 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (c) and 1 (d) where also a City Lawyer has filed a notice of motion before a Constitutional Court for an intention to appeal against a ruling which was dismissed after the City Lawyer filed an application before the said Court seeking Governor Mike Sonko be declared unfit to hold any public Office, in clause 1 (d) states that the physical or mental incapability to perform the functions of the office of County Governor must be sound mind and fit.

The charges levelled against Mike Mbuvi Sonko the Governor of Nairobi County who is currently under siege and in police custody are grave serious and if convicted he can serve a total of not less than 20 years in jail.

Once the Governor of Nairobi County together with his co accused will plead to the charges leveled against him and others, the State prosecution will in an already filed application, will be submitting before the Anti Corruption Court to bar the Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko from setting his foot near the Office of the County of Nairobi until the matter before Anti Corruption Court is heard and determined, it does not matter how long it will take not forgetting that the wheels of justice grinds slowly.

Kenyan High Court Judge, Justice Mumbi Ngugi in her latest ruling in a bid to weed out the Monster called corruption amongst the State officers, delivered a land mark ruling barring State Officers accused of and charged with various offences of corruption from assuming their duties until they are cleared by the accusers.

In line to Justice Mumbi Ngugi ruling the State filed an application before a Constitutional Court at Milimani Law Court Nairobi County Kenya, seeking the orders to also bar Busia County Kenya Governor sospeter Odeke Ojamong to cease performing the functions of the Governor and stay away from the visinity of Busia County Office until his ongoing corruption case is determined.

The trade mark Mumbi Ngugi ruling has successfully succeeded by two elected State Officers being barred from setting foot in their offices, the Samburu County Governor Moses and Kiambu Governor Waititu has been barred from fully performing the functions of the Governor until they are cleared by the trial Anti Corruption Courts.

The step aside Justice Mumbi Ngugi ruling is again being challenged in the same Kenyan Constitution under Article 181 clause (2) where its states that, the National Assembly Representatives shall enact Legislation providing for the procedure of the removal of a County Governor on any of the grounds specified in clause (1).

During the promulgation of the 2010 New Constitution of Kenya at the historic Uhuru Park grounds Nairobi, the initiators of the the New Constitution and is on record publicly admitted that there were 15% anomalies in the Constitution and with time, the Country will speedily rectify those loopholes by strengthening the Constitution for the benefits of the Country and it’s people .

Since the Deputy Governor of Nairobi County tendered his resignation letter on unclear grounds, the Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko has been reluctant to appoint the Deputy Governor, of which the law is also silent on whether it is legal or illegal if the Governor should appoint his or her Deputy.

In line with the New Constitution of Kenya in Article 182 clause 4, clearly states that if a vacancy occurs in the office of the County Governor and of his or her Deputy Governor, or if the Deputy Governor is unable to act or unfit, the Speaker of the County Assembly shall with full authority act as the County Governor.

Visionary leader Beatrice Elachi the Nairobi County Assembly Speaker shall by on Tuesday 10th December 2019 at 7am East Africa Time act as the new Governor of Nairobi County Kenya.