Kituo Cha Sheria has filed a petition in the High Court to challenge President William Ruto's directive requiring 34 state agencies to transition to the eCitizen payment platform within a week.
The lobby group argues that the directive violates procedural fairness, disrupts agency operations, and undermines constitutional principles. In its petition, Kituo Cha Sheria criticised the one-week deadline issued by the president, claiming it would divert resources from critical administrative functions, thereby affecting service delivery.
"The directive undermines the principles of good governance, transparency, and accountability as enshrined in the Constitution," the group said.
The lobby group and Hillary Mokaya, who is part of the petition, argue that the directive lacks transparency and legal force. Mokaya said the directive disregards established legal and administrative procedures, violating constitutional principles of good governance and public trust.
The group is seeking an order restraining the government and the affected agencies from implementing the directive. It contends that the directive contravenes public service values, including ethical standards, efficient use of resources, and accountability.
Mokaya further argued that threatening the heads of non-compliant agencies with job losses constitutes an abuse of power and undermines the security of the tenure of public officers. He also faulted the government for failing to establish a lawful and transparent process for implementing the directive, creating uncertainty and anxiety.
Kituo Cha Sheria highlighted the lack of public participation and an appeal mechanism for those directly or indirectly
?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>This is how they landed in Chepsaita with choppers paid for and fueled using our taxes.
— I am Chege (@_James041) December 8, 2024
These people MUST GO HOME.
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The cartels are finished. Kenya is headed by Mother Teresas of Calcutta and sisters Nyaatha.Politicians rent these babies in a group of 4-6, but their ego and Kenyanness to look rich cannot allow them to tell regular joes. Any Kenyan or businessman earning 200-300K a month can rent choppers for 4 hours. There are rugged ones at Wilson for 100K-200k per hour. Anyone can treat themselves once in a while, but if you do it in a group of 4, it is even cheaper. Average politicians spend about 30K every time they are in a chopper because they rent as a group.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is how they landed in Chepsaita with choppers paid for and fueled using our taxes.<br><br>These people MUST GO HOME.<br><br>If this post appears on your TL, type <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AppointIEBCNow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AppointIEBCNow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RutoMustGo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RutoMustGo</a> <a href="https://t.co/dWdAZwK3jB">pic.twitter.com/dWdAZwK3jB</a></p>— I am Chege (@_James041) <a href="?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>This is how they landed in Chepsaita with choppers paid for and fueled using our taxes.
— I am Chege (@_James041) December 8, 2024
These people MUST GO HOME.
If this post appears on your TL, type #AppointIEBCNow #RutoMustGo pic.twitter.com/dWdAZwK3jB