Exactly one month since the president of Kenya His Excellency William Ruto was sworn into office he has been pushing on different agendas through his office as the the president and this as seen him achieve a few things, but yesterday he faced a setback in his move to retain the position of Chief Administrative Secretaries. On Wednesday, October 12, the Employment and Labour Relations Court suspended the Public Service Commission (PSC) drive to fill 21 Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) positions under the guidance of the Head of State.
The petition was filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) shortly after the advertisement was sent out arguing that the position was unnecessary and costs the taxpayers money.LSK added that the duties under the position could be comfortably handled by the Principal Secretaries – who are 47 in total. In her ruling Justice Monica Mbaru stopped the gazettement of the position claiming that the government should wait until the case is heard and determined in the court of law. She further directed that the hearing be scheduled for October 24.
The position, which was created by former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2018, has been under constant scrutiny over its legality.
It was mandated with providing liaison with the National Assembly and Senate, providing liaison with County Governments on matters of concurrent mandate as well as Providing inter-ministerial coordination among others. The created position faced setback in April 2021 after the high court declared it unconstitutional.
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