This archive report was first published on 13 January 2020.
On January 13, 2020, Nairobi MCAs led by minority whip Peter Imwatok called for Governor Mike Sonko's arrest for contempt of court following his nomination of Anne Kananu Mwenda to the deputy governor post.
The MCAs noted that Sonko was barred from office over the loss of Sh357 million of the county's money.
"You were barred from your official office, where you were to be escorted by an investigative officer to pick up your personal belongings. This means everything you pick up from that office must be declared to the officers," Mr Imwatok (Makongeni) said on Sunday.
At the center of the controversy is a letterhead used by Sonko to nominate Mwenda, which the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is seeking to establish the procedure used to nominate her.
"The courts must be respected, contempt of court cannot and should not be allowed," several other MCAs noted.
Meanwhile, bribery allegations have emerged over the Nairobi assembly's push to recall more than 70 staff said to have been suspended without court orders.
On September 2019, Sonko suspended 16 senior City Hall staff, including 14 senior officers from the urban planning department, over the Precious Talent School disaster that left eight pupils dead.
