Sakaja tells court: Waikenda is my Nairobi County Secretary nominee
Key points
- Sakaja named Waikenda as County Secretary nominee in court.
- He said he had begun the appointment process per court order.
- Procedure and assembly steps remain central legal issues.
- Administrative delay is the resident-facing cost of the dispute.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has told the court that Dennis Waikenda is his County Secretary nominee, saying he has complied with judicial directions to begin the appointment process.
Nation.Africa reported the filing as part of an ongoing governance dispute in which procedure — assembly roles, gazette steps and compliance with prior orders — is as important as the name on the nomination.
County Secretary posts sit at the administrative centre of devolved government. That is why nomination fights become high politics rather than routine HR.
While lawyers argue, residents can feel delays in administrative sign-offs. Service delivery becomes collateral damage.
A durable settlement still needs political agreement between City Hall and assembly majorities; litigation alone rarely staffs a county.
Watch cause lists for whether the nominee can act pending a full hearing.
Sources: Nation.Africa. This report paraphrases publicly available reporting; it does not republish third-party full text.
