Kericho county assembly. [Photo: Plive.co.ke]
Employment and Labour Relations court on Tuesday suspended further vetting of cabinet nominees by the Kericho County Assembly.
The county assembly has also been instructed to stop all scheduled interviews following a petition by an advocacy group for persons living with disabilities.
The group had sought to compel Governor Paul Chepkwony to nominate handicapped people as part of his list.
Chepkwony's nominees had also been rejected by the county assembly which cited irregularities in how the list was drafted.
Two of the petitioners, Leonard Langat and Raymond Cheruiyot , had also petitioned the county assembly vetting committee on the matter.
According to Cheruiyot, the list of nominees did not include persons with disabilities pursuant to Article 54(2) of the Constitution.
It has also been alleged that two of the nominees are related as maternal cousins.
According to Speaker Dominic Rono , the list violated constitutional provisions governing the hiring process for public institutions.
The rejected list comprises of Edna Ruto (ICT), Hellen Ngeno (Trade), Barnabas Ngeno (Lands), Alice Mutai (Agriculture) and Moses Langat (Education).