A petition was Monday filed seeking to bar Cleophas Malala, David Ndii, Monica Juma and Harriette Chiggai from sitting in cabinet meetings.
The petitioner, Charles Mugane said the decision to allow the four respondents to attend cabinet meetings is unconstitutional.
He now wants the court to bar them from sitting and attending any cabinet meetings.
He further argued that the four took an oath of secrecy administered at State House Nairobi before proceeding to attend their first meeting.
Mugane said their continued attendance of cabinet meetings raises serious Constitutional questions that the court ought to attend to at its earliest convenience.
“The said 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Respondents are not members of the Cabinet and in fact hold other portfolios being the Secretary General of the UDA Party (the ruling party), The President’s Chief Economic Advisor, the President’s National Security Advisor and the President’s advisor on women’s rights,” he argued in the petition.
He said the inclusion of the four did not conform to the constitution, being national values and principles of governance, including inter alia good governance, social justice, inclusiveness, equality, integrity, transparency, accountability, human rights, non-discrimination, and fair administrative action.
President William Ruto cleared the four to attend cabinet meetings, despite Article 152’s requirement that members of the Cabinet be the President, Deputy President, Attorney General, and Cabinet Secretaries limited to between 14 and 22.
