The Nairobi gubernatorial by-election has been scheduled for 18 February 2021 by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The date set for the Nairobi gubernatorial by-election was announced in a notice dated Monday, 21 December.
“Following the declaration of vacancy that occurred in the office of the County Governor Nairobi City County.
“Following the impeachment and subsequently the swearing-in of the Speaker of the County Assembly of Nairobi as the acting County Governor on December 21, 2020, there shall be a by-election for the County Governor of Nairobi County on Thursday, February 18, 2021,” read the gazette statement.
This comes after the Senate on Thursday, December 17 upheld the impeachment of former Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko.
Political parties planning to take part in the by-election were instructed to submit the names of the persons contesting in party primaries and the dates of the nominations on or before Monday, December 28.
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