Kenya: Lamu MCAs Reject Deputy Governor Nominee James Gichu for a Second Time

Lamu County on Tuesday rejected Governor Issa Timamy’s deputy governor nominee James Gichu for the second time in a row.

This is after the motion on the nomination presented in the assembly failed to garner a simple majority. Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) voted 9 against 4, with six abstaining.

A motion for the approval of the deputy governor must be supported by a majority of vote of the MCAs, which is ten, before swearing in of the appointee.

The failure of the second motion to…