Lawyer Saitabao Ole Kanchory filed a Constitutional petition challenging the nominations that include the likes of John Mbadi, Hassan Joho, Opiyo Wandayi and Wycliffe Oparanya
With less than a week to go till the vetting of 20 of President William Ruto’s Cabinet nominees, a petition has been filed at the High Court of Kenya in Malindi challenging the nominations of 14 of them.
Lawyer Saitabao Ole Kanchory filed a Constitutional petition challenging the nominations that include the likes of John Mbadi, Hassan Joho, Opiyo Wandayi and Wycliffe Oparanya, all of whom are allied to the opposition party, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)
“I have this afternoon filed a constitutional petition and application under certificate of urgency challenging the nomination for appointment as CS of 14 of the 20 nominees on grounds, inter alia, that it amounts to mongrelization, bastardization, and cannibalization of our multiparty democracy and a gross violation of the constitution. Kenya is home and we will not relent,” said Kanchory in a statement on Friday, July 26.
The petition seen by Viral Tea challenged the constitutionality of the nomination by the President of the 14th individuals for appointment as Cabinet Secretaries and the said persons are likely to be vetted by Parliament and approved for appointment in the next few days in “utter disregard and total violation of the Constitution.”
Kanchory wants National Assembly Speaker, Moses Wetangula barred from commencing, conducting or entertaining approval hearings or vetting of the nominees and for the President to be barred from appointing them, if they go through the vetting successfully, pending the inter partes hearing of the application.
The 14 nominees include; Opiyo Wandayi, John Mbadi, Hassan Joho, Wycliffe Oparanya, Kithure Kindiki, Alice Wahome, Soipan Tuya, and Aden Duale.
Others are Davis Chirchir, Salim Mvurya, Rebecca Miano, Alfred Mutua, Kipchumba Murkomen, and Justin Muturi.
More to follow…