Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja pledges to work for his people
In Uganda the next big office after the President is an MP
Away from the Presidential petition of Raila Odinga against William Ruto raging on in the Kenyan Court, the Kenyan Judiciary was busy today swearing 45 elected governors in line with provisions of the Assumption of the Office of Governor Act, 2012.
The Act requires that governors-elect be sworn in on the first Thursday after the tenth day following the declaration of the final results by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
That is, the first Thursday after 10 days since the IEBC declared the governor as having won the election.
The law states that the swearing-in of the governor-elect shall occur in a public ceremony before a High Court judge. The Judiciary has appointed 47 judges to preside over the swearing-in of the newly elected county chiefs.
The IEBC postponed gubernatorial elections for Kakamega and Bungoma counties. The oath or affirmation by the governors will take place not earlier than 10.00 am and not later than 2.00 pm.
The Assumption of the Office of Governor Act 2019 provides for the formation of a special transition committee to spearhead the process of handing over power in the counties.
One of those sworn in was the Governor of Nairobi Johnson Sakaja. The event was full of pomp. In his speech he echoed on his humble beginnings that shaped his mind to work better and organize society.
In a few weeks to come Raila and his legal team are expected to unpack in court evidence of vote rigging. They are seeking to overturn the declaration that Ruto won Kenyan Presidential elections.
In Uganda the next big office after the President is an MP. Ugandans who have followed the elections in Kenya may soon decide to create the political office of a governor which looks so prestigious and is the neighboring Kenya without necessarily looking at the additional public expenditure it attracts to an economy .
What makes Sekaja name special in the Ugandan context, is that it sounds a Ugandan name. Sekaja are names found in the central part of Uganda among the Baganda tribe and could also be found in Zambia where we share some names.
