Activist Sues to Stop Appointment of Ruto's 51 PS Nominees over Lack of Inclusivity
Nairobi-based activist Fredrick Bikeri has moved to court to stop the vetting and approval of 51 Principal Secretaries (PSs) nominated by President Ruto.
Through lawyer Danstan Omari, the petitioner argues that the list unveiled last week is unconstitutional as it lacks inclusivity in terms of gender balance, regional balance, tribal balance, and inclusion of marginalized communities.
"The action of H.E the president of the Republic of Kenya in nominating persons who are seemingly close to him in exclusion of those perceived to be in opposition does not reflect his essence as a symbol of national unity and who ought to apply in total the principles of good governance as enlisted in article 10 the Constitution of Kenya 2010," reads court papers.
Gikeri avers that if the High Court fails to suspend the appointment process for the 51 PS nominees, then Parliament will be debating or vetting an illegal list that is unconstitutional and does not reflect the principles of governance.
He says the nominations do not depict national representation including but not limited to the youth, people with disability, the marginalized, and the elderly.
This is the second petition challenging President Ruto’s PS nominations after one filed by Dr. Benjamin Gikenyi, who argues that the list is unlawful for lacking inclusivity.
Dr. Gikenyi, a surgeon, says the list consists of 14 women which does not amount to a third of the total nominations. The constitution states that no one gender should occupy more than two-thirds of appointive and elective bodies.
He has also highlighted the issue of regional balance arguing that two communities form 65 percent of the appointments.
Comments (4)
Nyayoism is still truly well, alive and kicking! 😂
If the petitioner is filing grievances based on an argument that the appointees lack the requisite skills to perform in those positions, then i would be in agreement. Kenya is a poor, dirty, third world country whose priority should be hiring and appointing the best minds not getting concerned with affirmative actions. So should Ruto appoint any moron simply to justify all those balances? I do however support ethnic balance though.
You are double speaking? Yes we can have a regional/tribal balance / affirmative action from a pool/ sample of more than 10 million Kenyans out of 40 million who qialify to be a CAS leave alone a CS ss long ss they are sane, not criminals, and adults.
How has Bikeri benefited from the tribesmen already employed in the government?How did IPhone 4G benefit in Miss Omamo’s 10 year ministerial tenure?How did benefit when Raila became PRIME MURDERER?I challenge any of my tribesmen to confess how he has benefited from Kamau,Mwai,Muigai,Wanjigi,Murathe etc looting.Kenya needs qualified/honest managers not hii akili mavi ya kabila yangu ama mwenye KUMA.