Court quashes Uhuru s 129 State jobs appointments
Thursday May 27 2021
By JOSEPH WANGUI
The High Court has quashed the government’s appointment of 129 heads of State corporations and board members.
In a verdict delivered by a three-judge bench, the court said the appointments made by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Cabinet secretaries in 2018 are invalid and unconstitutional.
Justices Jessie Lesit, Chacha Mwita and Lucy Njuguna said the appointments were illegal as they lacked transparency and competitiveness.
The judges added that the appointments were contrary to Article 232 of the Constitution on the values and principles of public service.
The court added that the Attorney-General failed to demonstrate that there was fair competition and merit as the basis of the appointments.
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By Correspondent | February 17th 2021
The High Court in Embu has dismissed with costs an application by the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) to be enjoined in a petition challenging sections of the 2020 Tea Act.
The court said the AFA no longer has a mandate in the management of tea matters.
In a ruling delivered on Monday, High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna said the new Tea Act had conferred tea management mandate to the Tea Board of Kenya, noting that the crop had been delinked from the Crops Act – under which AFA is established.
“The Tea Act 2020 establishes the Tea Board of Kenya. Section five (of the Act) thereof provides for the functions of the Board, and a reading of the said section clearly indicates that all matters to do with regulation of tea industry has been bestowed on the Tea Board. She said the transitional clauses show all the assets, liabilities and staff initially under the Agriculture and Food Authority were transferred to t
EACC Stopped From Investigating State Officers
18 January 2021 - 11:17 am
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Comission (EACC) Offices at Integrity centre Building in Nairobi. Monday, 18 November 2019.
Simon Kiragu
Kenyans.co.ke
The High Court has barred the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) from probing employees of state corporations and parastatals.
The court argued that state corporations and parastatals are not offices in the public service.
The decision ruled by the three bench judges, Jessie Lesiit, Chacha Mwita and Lucy Njuguna, locks out investigating agencies from probing the expenditure by the parastatals.
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Among those affected by the ruling also include the office of the Attorney General and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).