Vetting of new Homa Bay deputy governor Danish Onyango suspended

A Kisumu court has stopped the ongoing vetting and approval of Homa-Bay Deputy governor nominee and two CEM nominees recently appointed by Governor Gladys Wanga to serve in her County Executive Committee.

The Employment and Labour Relations Court sitting in Kisumu issues an injunction stopping the ongoing vetting and approval of deputy governor nominee Danish Onyango, governance CECM nominee Isaac Ongiri and his trade counterpart Obiny Dede.

The stay order came after two residents, Michael Kojo and Evance Oloo Gor,  sought legal redress regarding issues affecting their nomination.

In their petition, they sued the Homa Bay Governor, the County Assembly, the County Assembly Clerk and the county attorney as the first, second, third and fourth respondents respectively.

The petitioners argue that the nomination has not complied with the law,  which requires gender equity; the law requires that a public office should not be composed of holders who are more than two-thirds of one gender.

Upon receiving the petition, the Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge, Nzioki Wa Makau, issues an order terminating the vetting until the case is concluded.

The three nominees were vetted by the County Assembly Committee on appointment on Thursday last week. But the court order means the exercise will not proceed until the case is concluded.

The case will be heard on April 28, 2026.