GUV BARASA FREE TO EMPLOY. COURT RULES.
Kakamega County Governor Fernandes BARASA last week won an appeal against the County Public Service Board PSB which had obtained orders to stay in office. The board comprising of the chairperson Catherine Omweno and members Stanley Were, Ralph Wangatiah, and Joel Omukoko had obtained orders allowing them to stay after filing a case in the Labour Court, Kakamega following their sacking on October 2023. Justices Hannah Okwengu, Omondi, and Joel Ngugi ruled that the case was constitutional and should have been heard by the High Court (constitutional division) rather than the ELRC. In its judgment, the Court of Appeal ruled that the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) lacked jurisdiction to hear and determine the case. “These questions pertain to the constitutional constraints and requirements governing the procedures and standards for the removal of chairpersons and members of County Public Service Boards. Such matters do not fall within the scope of disputes relating ...