Wajir County Deputy Governor Ahmed Ali Muktar has been sworn in to take over as Governor after the Senate upheld the impeachment of Mohamed Abdi Mohamud by the Wajir County Assembly.

Muktar, 36, took his oath of office on Tuesday noon at the Wajir County headquarters in a ceremony overseen by Justice Said Chitembwe.

This comes after Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka gazetted the ouster of Abdi by Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) in Wajir County last week and approved by Senators on Monday.


Ahmed Ali Muktar. PHOTO/COURTESY

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“This ceremony is expected to be a turning point for service delivery for the people of Wajir. I commit myself to prioritise services especially in the health, education and water sector. I promise to strengthen the bond of unity between the people of Wajir,” said Muktar after being sworn in.

He now becomes the third Governor of the county of Wajir after Abdi was impeached on grounds of gross violation of the Constitution on Monday evening.