A lobby has filed a petition at the High Court challenging the creation and appointment of Musalia Mudavadi as the Prime Cabinet Secretary. Operation Linda Jamii led by their president Fredrick Ogola claims that it's unconstitutional to create such an office whose functions as spelled out in Executive Order No 1 of 2023, alter the Basic Structure of the Constitution. The petitioner also challenges the entire constitutive composition of the cabinet for failing to comply with the constitutional dictates on gender balance, inclusion of persons living with disability and the youth. He wants the Court to issue a declaration that the establishment of the office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary amounts to the amendment of the basic structure of the national executive contrary to Articles 10(2),130(1), 147(1) & 153(2) of the Constitution and therefore unconstitutional, illegal, null and of no legal effect. "The foregoing notwithstanding, the creation of the office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary to assist the President and the Deputy President in the day-to-day running of the government is akin to creating a second office of the Deputy President, who by law is the only assistant to the President," court documents read.

Source: The Star August 14, 2023 19:42 UTC