A petition seeking to stop the vetting and swearing-in of nominees for the positions of Principal Secretaries (PS) has been filed at the Milimani law courts.
The petitioner identified as Frederick Kiberi argues that the list of PS nominees unveiled by President William Ruto last week does not reflect nor ensure gender balance, regional balance, tribal balance, and inclusivity of the marginalized communities.
“The action of H.E the president of the republic of Kenya in nominating who are seemingly close to him in exclusion of those perceived to be in opposition does not reflect his essence as a symbol of national unity and who ought to apply in total the principles of good governance as enlisted in article 10 the Constitution of Kenya 2010,”states part of the court papers.
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Moreover, the petitioner argues that if the court fails to stop the PS appointment process, then Parliament will be debating or vetting an illegal list which is unconstitutional and which doesn’t reflect the principles of governance.
Furthermore, through his lawyer Danstan Omari, the petitioner argues that the nominations do not portray national representation including but not limited to the youth, people with disability, the marginalized, and the elderly.
Nevertheless, President WIlliam Ruto in on November 2 nominated fifty-one candidates for Principal Secretary (PS) posts.
“It is noted that his excellency hon WIlliam Samoei Ruto following the recommendation of the Public Service Commission has on this second day of November 2022 caused nominations to the ranks of Principal Secretaries,” head of public service Felix Koskei said in a statement
