Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has left tongue wagging after he surprisingly nominated his critic Miguna Miguna to deputize him.

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The move thrust political pundits into a spin.

The Nairobi boss described Miguna as meeting all the requirements.This comes amid Sonko’s apparent fall out with the national government.

On Wednesday, his security detail was scaled down from 10 body guards to just three.

Many also wondered how Sonko would settle on the firebrand politician who had described him as an illiterate and a drug baron ahead of the 2017 elections.