Uhuru's Sister Pulls Out of Sonko Case
The petition was initially filed by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko who demanded that Mwenda's appointment be withdrawn on the basis that it was illegal.
Marvin Chege 
President Uhuru Kenyatta's elder sister Christine Wambui Kenyatta on Thursday, February 25 requested for her name to be withdrawn from an ongoing petition to block the appointment of Anne Kananu Mwenda as Nairobi Deputy Governor.
The petition was initially filed by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko who demanded that Mwenda's appointment be withdrawn on the basis that it was illegal.
The reports of Christine's withdrawal were confirmed by Senior counsel Paul Muite who serves as the lead counsel for Mwenda. He shut down claims by Daily Nation that the High Court had allowed Christine to join the petition.
"Reporters should seek clarification on legal issues they may not understand to avoid misleading the public like in this article. I'm the Lead Counsel for Anne Mwenda.
"Christine Pratt Kenyatta whose name was dragged into this case by the petitioner has in fact applied for it to be expunged," Muite stated.
Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu recently appointed a three-bench judge to hear the petition filed against Mwenda. Among the judges appointed include Justice Said Chitembwe, Judge Weldon Korir, and Wilfrida Okwany.
The court will determine whether Mwenda's appointment stands or be refuted.
Mwenda was appointed Nairobi Deputy Governor on Friday, January 15, after she was successfully vetted by Nairobi's County Assembly committee. The news was however strongly disputed by a section of politicians and leaders who deemed the move illegal.
"There can be no greater manifestation of an illegal enterprise than what has happened today in the Nairobi Assembly even if they were to make her governor, that's an illegality," Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi stated.
