The High Court in Nairobi has declared President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Executive Order Number One of 2020 unconstitutional. Justice James Makau ruled the Order, which placed sections of the Judiciary, Tribunals, Commissions and independent offices under the Executive, risked jeopardising the independence of the Judiciary. “A declaration is issued that the Executive Order No. The Law Society of Kenya had moved to court to challenge the constitutionality of President Uhuru’s decision. The Executive Order also brought into formal existence the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS), one of President Uhuru’s projects aimed at rehabilitating the capital city.

Source: Standard Digital June 10, 2021 09:31 UTC