Petitioners Move To Court Challenging Appointment Of The New Cabinet

The Kenya Human Rights Commission wants the appointments of the 19 cabinet secretaries revoked faulting integriy issues and lack of proper vetting 

Through a petition The commission and Wanjiru Gikonyo are seeking to have the court to issue an order directing the President to initiate a fresh appointment process that complies with the constitution.

 They raised concerns from the ethics and anti-corruption commission stating that some nominees were left sco free despite them being pegged to integrity issues.

In their papers, the two state that CS Wycliffe Oparanya should not have been considered for nomination, vetting and appointment by the President and the National Assembly in light of integrity issues raised against him by the EACC.

"It therefore undermines the intent, morality, and ethics of Chapter 6 if individuals with unresolved concerns who have not yet been cleared by the Ethics and AntiCorruption Commission are appointed to public office," they said adding that public participation was not adhered to in the process leading to the CSs appointments.

"Despite the vetting process having been initiated by the National Assembly, the parameters for selecting candidates were not made available to the public in advance," read their documents in part.