Mutahi Kahiga being sworn in as Nyeri governor on November 13, 2017. [Photo/Nation]
None of the 46 governors showed up for the swearing-in ceremony of Mutahi Kahiga as Nyeri governor.
Kahiga was sworn in on Monday following the sudden death of Governor Wahome Gakuru in a road accident last week.
Justice Jarius Ngaa conducted the ceremony, which was initially scheduled to be held after Dr. Gakuru’s burial, at the Nyeri County headquarters.
Mr. Samuel Wamathai, who took over as governor early this year following the death of Nderitu Gachagua in a London hospital, was among the more than 500 residents at the ceremony.
Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi and Kiambu’s Ferdinand Waititu had, however, attended a related prayer meeting on Sunday, where they pledged their support for Mr. Kahiga.