The Supreme Court of Kenya has given a nod to Nairobi Deputy Governor Ann Kananu to be sworn in as the Nairobi Governor.

This comes after the Supreme Court said it has no powers to deal with issues raised by Mike Sonko.

Sonko had earlier wanted the court to order the Committee on the Assumption of Office to halt its plants to have Kananu sworn-in pending a case he filed against the Court of Appel’s decision now to allow his return to the office.

The Supreme Court was Sonko’s lifeline in his attempt to resume office as the Nairobi governor.

According to the court, the notice of motion application was premature and did not meet the threshold of Article 163(4) of the Constitution.

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“The Court, we conclude, for that specific reason, lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the application. The objections by the first and third respondents in respect of the Notice of Motion are sustained. The Notice of Motion dated October 23, 2021 is, for the reasons given, incompetent and is hereby struck out,” read the ruling.

If Kananu is sworn-in, she will become the third governor of Nairobi and the first female governor of Kenya’s capital as well.

Kananu had also announced her interest in vying for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat come 2022.