High Court bars Nyoro from reshuffling Kiambu cabinet

Acting Kiambu Governor James Nyoro has been barred by the High Court from reshuffling the cabinet or making any public appointment until a matter filed under a certificate of urgency by a Kiambu voter is heard and determined.

Justice Onesmus Makau of employment and labour relations court has also ordered that the parties file their responses before the hearing on the 2nd of October.

According to the petitioner Barnard Mburu, Nyoro has been violating the law by making unnecessary appointments contrary to the county law.

In a petition, Bernard Chege Mburu argued that the decision on September 6, 2019, by Nyoro purporting to swap county executive committee members was illegal.

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In the application the petitioner wanted the court to issue conservatory orders to stop Deputy Governor James Nyoro from assuming the powers of the governor in Kiambu county

Nyoro who took over the reins of power after Governor Ferdinand Waititu was charged with graft has been facing legal hurdles in his bid to discharge his mandate.

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