Former Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko has responded after the court on Monday, November 8, 2021, allowed the swearing-in of Anne Kananu Mwenda as the new county boss.
Taking to social media, the flamboyant politician conceded defeat in the case and pledged to serve Kenyans in another capacity going forward and in the future.
This is after the Supreme Court dismissed his petition to block the swearing-in of Kananu as the new county governor.
File image of Ag Governor Anne Kananu Mwenda. |Photo| Courtesy|
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Sonko thanked Nairobians for electing him as their governor and letting him serve them since 2017.
The former governor was ousted from office in January 2020 after the Senate voted in favour of a motion by the Nairobi County Assembly to impeach him.
"Fellow Kenyans, I concede defeat by accepting the Supreme court's verdict this afternoon. God's timing is the best and a time will come when he'll give me another chance to serve Kenyans in any capacity," Sonko stated.
"I'm forever grateful for the opportunity I had working for you, I will continue doing so. For now, we leave everything to God. We live to fight another day, however, alluta continua as life must go on," he added.
Following the statement, Kananu thanked the governor for the gesture and for his service as Nairobi Governor from 2017.
"Thank you sir for humbly conceding defeat. That's the way to go. Nairobians thank you for your service. Let's now embark on serving Nairobi County and its residents for the remaining period to the 2022 general elections," Kananu stated.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court cited the absence of the Court of Appeal judgment as one of the reasons for throwing out the case.
The apex court argued that the petition by the former Governor did not meet the minimum threshold stipulated by the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
“The court, we conclude lacks jurisdiction to entertain the application,” a section of the ruling read in part.
The Court had on October 22, issued a green light for the swearing-in of Kananu as Nairobi Governor.
