Ngei v County Chief Officer Public Service Management and Devolution; Migori County Public Service Board (Interested Party) (Judicial Review E024 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 1129 (KLR) (2 May 2024) (Judgment)

Summary at a glance

Facts

The applicant, Marvin Omondi Ngei, sought to quash public advertisements and subsequent recruitments of contracted security guards and temporary employees by the County Chief Officer Public Service Management and Devolution.

Issues

• Whether the Court has jurisdiction to entertain the matter
• Whether the applicant has the requisite locus to institute the proceedings
• Whether the advertisements and consequent recruitments were in violation of the law
• Whether the applicant is entitled to the reliefs sought

Reasoning

The Court dismissed the Preliminary Objection on jurisdiction, finding that the applicant has locus to institute the proceedings. The advertisements and recruitments were not in violation of the law as they were in line with the directive from the County Executive Committee.

Outcome

The motion was dismissed.

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