Lawyer Karanja Kamotho desires the court docket to dam Musalia Mudavadi from conducting contemporary interviews for the positions of three members of the Overseas Service Academy Council.
A metropolis advocate has moved to court docket to dam the Ministry of Overseas and Diaspora Affairs from conducting contemporary interviews for the positions of three members of the Overseas Service Academy Council.
Lawyer Karanja Kamotho desires as an alternative, CS Musalia Mudavadi compelled to nominate the three members from the listing of individuals who have been interviewed and chosen by a panel from the method accomplished in September final yr.
Mr Kamotho stated the recruitment of members of the Council, which was undertaken between June and September 2023 was achieved utilizing public funds and a contemporary recruitment commenced by the Ministry in December is with out justification, and quantities to irresponsible and imprudent use of public cash and monetary administration.
“An Order of Mandamus compelling the 2nd Respondent (Mr Mudavadi) to instantly appoint as members of the Overseas Service Academy Council, pursuant to part 30(1)(d) of the Overseas Service Act, 2021 the individuals recruited following the interviews performed between eleventh –14th September 2023 by the choice panel,” Mr Kamotho stated.
Excessive Courtroom decide Chacha Mwita licensed the case as pressing and directed Mr Kamotho to serve the court docket paperwork on Mr Mudavadi, PS Overseas Affairs Dr Korir Sing’oei and Lawyer Common Justin Muturi.
The decide directed the case to be talked about on April 15 for instructions.
The Ministry marketed for the positions in June 2023, calling for eligible candidates for the three positions.
Among the many necessities have been for one to own a postgraduate diploma from a recognised college within the fields of worldwide relations, worldwide legislation, worldwide diplomacy, economics, social sciences, or a related discipline and possess expertise, information or experience in issues regarding overseas and diplomatic service.
After the deadline, 462 candidates have been long-listed and the quantity was decreased to 26 and slated to seem for interviews between September 11 and 14, 2023 in a panel comprising, amongst others, Mr Kirimi Kaberia, Ms Stella Orina and chaired by Prof Ludeki Chweya.
The applying and interview course of entailed submission by the candidates of a number of paperwork, most of which require appreciable effort and expense to acquire, Mr Kamotho stated.
Mr Kamotho stated he learn in one of many day by day newspapers final yr that Prof Maria Nzomo, Dr Patrick Maluki Muthengi and Dr Owiso Owiso had been picked by the choice panel however the PS had allegedly declined to nominate them and had as an alternative ordered for re-advertisement.
“In deciding to discard the result of a aggressive recruitment course of and to re-advertise the positions in November 2023, the Respondents neither supplied justification nor communicated the rationale to the general public,” he stated.
The lawyer stated he and different Kenyans had a reputable expectation that the result of the method can be publicly communicated and that these competitively chosen to this public workplace would accordingly be appointed.
“By subjecting certified and competent Kenyans to a aggressive recruitment course of, solely to show round and ignore the outcomes or final result of that course of and additional failing to speak to Kenyans, and as an alternative re-advertising the positions, the Respondents have subjected these Kenyans to indignity and humiliation and have unfairly and unjustly discriminated towards them, and that is in clear violation of Articles,” Mr Kamotho stated.
