Amos Nyaribo was on Tuesday sworn-in as the new Governor for Nyamira County.
He takes over the position following the death of Governor John Nyagarama, who succumbed to Covid-19 complications on December 18th.
Nyaribo took an oath of office in a ceremony held at Nyamira Primary School grounds and presided over by High Court Justice Esther Maina.
He was elected alongside Nyagarama in 2013 and has served as the county’s deputy governor for the past eight years.
Nyaribo, who had a frosty relationship with Governor Nyagarama, will complete his predecessor’s remaining 18 months in office.
In 2018, Nyaribo fired five payroll officers in absence of Governor Nyagarama over the alleged enrolment of ghost workers into the county payroll. Nyagarama was undergoing treatment in the US at the time.
He is the fourth deputy governor in the country to assume office following the death of four governors since 2013.
They include Nderitu Gachagua and Wahome Gakuru (Nyeri County) and Joyce Laboso (Bomet County).
Nyagarama, 74, died while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital where he had been admitted for three weeks.
