Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe risks six months in jail if the Labour Court sentences him to civil jail for disobeying court orders not to transfer personnel. Kagwe was found guilty of contempt on Thursday after he disregarded an order barring him and the Health Ministry from transferring two top bosses at the National Quality Control Laboratory (NQCL). The court had stopped the ministry from transferring NQCL Chief Executive Officer Dr Hezekiah Chepkwony and Deputy Director Dr Pius Wanjala. Justice Onesmus Makau ruled that Kagwe was in contempt for ignoring the court orders. Kagwe is expected to appear in court in person or through his lawyer on July 23 for mitigation and sentencing.

Source: The Star July 09, 2020 16:18 UTC