Kisii governor James Ongwae. Photo/the-star.co.ke
There was drama at Gusii Stadium in Kisii County on Monday when Governor James Ongwae was forced to be sworn in twice within a span of 15 minutes.
Ogwae was sworn into office at 11:45 AM by Lady Justice Grace Nzioka after which Deputy Governor Joash Maangi took his oath of office at around 11:52 AM.
It was later noted that Ongwae had been sworn into office without holding a Bible yet he is a Christian.
Kisii Chief Magistrate John Njoroge calmed the crowd when he said that they had noted that Governor Ongwae had taken his oath without holding the Holy Book .
''We have noted that Governor Ongwae forgot to hold the Bible while taking his oath office, bearing in mind that he is a Christian, we are going to repeat that process so that some people might not say that this exercise was not carried out properly,'' said Njoroge.
The ceremony was attended by Nyamira’s John Nyagarama and Kisii Senator-elect Prof Samson Ongeri, Kisii Woman Representative-elect Janet Ong'era and Kisii County Commissioner Samuel Njora.