The Council of Governors (CoG) has faulted a ruling by the court barring governors accused of graft from accessing their offices.
Speaking during a press conference on Monday, CoG Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya termed the ruling as biased and inconsiderate.
Oparanya affirmed that governors will move to court to fight the ruling that has so far seen Governors Moses Lenolkulal (Samburu), Ferdinand Waititu (Kiambu) and Mike Sonko (Nairobi) barred from accessing their workplaces.
The ruling which was delivered on July 24, 2019, by Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi stated that no governor should be allowed back in office if he or she is facing graft or any other charges related to economic crime.
The CoG has, however, decided to file a suit seeking for the removal of the condition.
“As a matter of common interest, the county governments will urgently move to court over the ruling seeking governors to step aside when charged on corruption matters as has been witnessed in the cases of Kiambu, Samburu and Nairobi Counties,” said the CoG chairman as quoted by Citizen Digital.
The move comes barely two weeks after the Senate gave Waititu and Lenolkalul a green light to continue serving their people despite graft charges they are facing.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji, however, later warned them against setting up parallel offices.