The recruitment of an Auditor-General has been halted pending hearing and determination of a case filed by activist Okiya Omtatah.
The Employment and Labour Relations Court on Friday ordered the halting of the process after Omtatah queried the process. The position fell vacant after Edward Ouko's term came to an end in August 2019.
The recruitment panel had halted the process after it emerged that none of the applicants of the job could meet the job requirements. The panel decided to re-advertise the position after a report from the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Omtatah decided to move to court because all the candidates recorded poor results during the process in terms of academic qualifications and integrity-related matters.
Omtatah questioned why the panel failed to select just three of the candidates who applied for the position. He argued that neither the panel nor the committee has been given powers to subvert the process.
“The decision to re-advertise the vacancy in the position of Auditor-General is unconstitutional and, therefore, invalid, null and void,” Omtatah said.
While delivering the ruling on the matter, Justice Stephen Radido said that the process will only proceed after the case has been determined by the court.