Former Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi. [File, Standard]A former Member of Parliament and an ex-speaker are among seven candidates seeking to fill the position of the Nairobi County Assembly Speaker. The plum post fell vacant on Tuesday after Beatrice Elachi resigned in a huff citing a charged, poor working environment characterised by chaos, threats and constant fighting. The other candidates in the race are former speaker Alex Ole Magelo, former Nairobi County Assembly Deputy speaker Ken Ngondi, Dr. Washington Makodingo, Abdi Ali Abdi, Mike Obonyo Guoro and Allan Chacha Mang’era. Beatrice Elachi was the first woman speaker of the city assembly.

Source: Standard Digital August 13, 2020 14:46 UTC