A Nairobi court on Monday September 3 dismissed a case challenging mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for public officers.
In a ruling by the Labor and employment court justice James Rika, the directive by the Ministry of Health was justified.
In reference to the Kenyan Constitution under the Occupational Health Act, 2007, the public service fulfilled an obligation on the Employers by the Act.
“By requiring Public Officers to be vaccinated, the Head of Public Service fulfilled an obligation imposed on Employers by the Act,” the court ruled.
Earlier in the year, Kenya’s head of public service, Joseph Kinyua gave a directive which required all public officers to be vaccinated before August 23.
“It was observed that some public servants have deliberately avoided being vaccinated so that they can stay from work under the disguise of working from home. This has negatively affected service delivery to the public,” Kinyua said.
Director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Dr John Nkengasong had commended Countries taking part in the vaccination process.
“I support policies that get citizens of Africa to go out there and get vaccinated whenever they have an opportunity to have access to vaccines. They’re saving themselves, their loved ones and protecting their community and country,” Nkengasong had stated.