Acting Interior CS Fred Matiang'i.[Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has been accused of defying a court order by civil society organisations.
The organisations criticised the CS for failing to bar NGO Coordination Board Executive Director Fazul Mahamed from conducting affairs of the board.
In a statement, Civil Society Reference Group Presiding Convener Suba Churchill said Dr Matiang’i had not acted on the court order three weeks down the line.
“Mr Mahamed is a stumbling block to the operationalisation of the Public Benefit Organisations Act that was assented into law by then President Mwai Kibaki,” he said.This is despite a court order issued three weeks ago.
The group now wants Dr Matiang’i and Mr Mahamed committed to civil jail for failing to obey a court order.
On December 7, the Employment and Labour Relations Court stopped efforts aimed at renewing or extending Mr Mahamed’s contract as the executive director of the board.
The suit gainst Matiang'i was filed by activist Okiya Omtatah where Justice Hellen Wasilwa issued a temporary order pending the hearing and determination of the case.
Mr Mahamed’s contract ended on November 23.