Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru is joined by
Kisumu Deputy Governor Ruth Odinga (right, seated) during the launch of
the biometric registration of county staff at the headquarters in Kisumu
Town on September 22, 2014. PHOTO | JACOB OWITI |
NATION MEDIA GROUP
An Industrial Court judge on Wednesday stopped the biometric
registration of county government workers in six counties in western
Kenya......................
Lady Justice Hellen Wasilwa issued orders
temporarily stopping the drive, which had been under way since August 22
in Kisumu, Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Trans Nzoia and Migori counties,
following a case filed by the Kenya County Government Workers’ Union.
Sitting in Kisumu, Justice Wasilwa granted two of seven requests made by lawyer Geoffrey Yogo, who represented the union.
The
six counties, their public service boards, the Ministry of Devolution
and Planning and the Attorney-General are listed as the respondents in
the case.
MANDATE OF COUNTY SERVICE BOARDS
Mr
Yogo told the court that the biometric registration initiative was a
nullity because issues of county government staff are the mandate of the
counties’ public service boards and not the committees tasked with
public service rationalisation and capturing of staff biometrics.
“The
committees are in breach of Article 41(2), (4), and (5) of the
Constitution and the County Government Act 2012 as it takes over the
mandate of the County Public Service Boards and hence will infringe on
the rights of the workers and staff of the county governments,” the
lawyer said.
The judge certified the matter urgent and ordered that all the parties in the case appear for a hearing on Monday next week.
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