Earlier, parking spaces were reserved and security
reinforced as the men and women who are expected to lead the
transformation of what used to be the Nairobi City Council into a world
class metropolis prepared to take the oath of office.
Tight security at the entrance to County Hall where 85 Nairobi County
Representatives were to be sworn in March 22, 2013. AGGREY MUTAMBO
High Court Judge Msagha Mbogholi is presiding over the ceremony.
Similar ceremonies are being held at the 47 County headquarters across Kenya.
Nairobi, East and Central
Africa’s biggest metropolis and business hub, was run by a mayor and a
team of elected and nominated councillors before the March 4, 2013,
General Election, which introduced devolution.
Under the new system, the city
will be run by Governor-elect Evans Kidero and the executive team he
will appoint after he is sworn in on March 27.
County Governments, which will
take shape after the swearing in ceremonies, are a major pillar of
Kenya’s new devolved system under the new Constitution adopted in August
2010.
When fully implemented, the
system will reform both the old council and provincial administration
systems to give more power to elected officials in managing affairs at
grassroots level.
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