High Court Barrs PSC Head Felix Koskei’s Decision to suspend 67 police Officers.
High Court Barrs PSC Head Felix Koskei from retrenching 67 police officers and an accountant at the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) on allegations of corruption
This comes after a petition was filed by activist Memba Ocharo who highlighted that Koskei’s decision was “procedurally irregular.”
The petitioner argued that Koskei’s action of recommending suspension of the officers was irregular and constituted a direct contravention of constitutional rules safeguarding the independence of the office of the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service.
The court Statement read,“That a conservatory order is also issued restraining the respondents, their agents or any other person from interfering with the interested parties’ discharge of their duties until further orders of the court.”
Mr. Ocharo outlined that the 67 officers were not given an opportunity to present their case, as the constitution dictates, where someone can argue their case in a court of law.
“A state officer of the rank of the Head of Public Service can not purport to implement an intended action that is clearly malicious and baseless in total disregard of the welfare of the concerned police officers,”
“It is quite unfortunate that the 1st Respondent (EACC) has failed to uphold high standards of professional ethics, is not accountable for his administrative actions, is not transparent and has equally failed in the provision to the public of timely, accurate information contrary to Article 232 of the Constitution of Kenya,” read part of the petition.
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