President Uhuru Kenyatta was accused of rewarding cronies and election losers in the 2018 parastatal appointments. [File, Standard]The High Court in Nairobi has quashed all the parastatal senior officers’ appointments made by President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2018. Justices Chacha Mwita, Jessie Lessit and Lucy Njuguna, ruled on Thursday, May 27 that all senior parastatal heads appointed in 2018 are holding the positions illegally. Justices Chacha Mwita, Jessie Lessit (centre) and Lucy Njuguna on Thursday, May 27, 2021 declared the 2018 parastatal appointments by President Kenyatta illegal. [Kamau Muthoni, Standard]Katiba Institute had moved to court to challenge the 2018 appointments made by the Head of State.

Source: Standard Digital May 27, 2021 09:22 UTC