Okiya Omtatah Okoiti v President of Kenya & 2 others; Kennedy Ogeto (Interested Party) [2019] KEELRC 1955 (KLR)
- Court
- Employment & Labour Relations Court
- Case number
- 1955
- Citation
- [2019] KEELRC 1955 (KLR)
- Decided
- 1 March 2019
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TypePublic Appointment ChallengePostureAppeal from a previous decisionCoramAbuodha J.
Holding
The court finds the appointment invalid and directs the case to be mentioned before another judge.
Facts
The petitioner challenged the President's decision to appoint the Interested Party as Solicitor General without a competitive and merit-based recruitment process.
Issues
- constitutionality of the President's appointment of the Interested Party as Solicitor General
- validity of the appointment process
Reasoning
The court notes previous decisions and finds the arguments and background documents to be similar, leading to a predictable outcome. The court believes its decisions are persuasive but not binding.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed, case remanded
Orders
- The case is remanded to another judge for disposal
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