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Kituo Cha Sheria has moved to court seeking to suspend implementation of President William Ruto’s directive requiring government entities to fully integrate their services with the e-Citizen platform within a week.
On November 28, Ruto issued a directive compelling the chief executive officers of various institutions to onboard to the platform within one week.
The president issued the directive on the strength of two gazette notices being issued by CS Treasury on diverse dates.
The petitioners—Kituo Cha Sheria and one Hillary Mokaya—say the notices are inconsistent with the constitution as they were issued without public participation and lack the necessary legislative framework.
It’s also their argument that Ruto allegedly usurped his powers in compelling the entities to onboard to the platform within one week.
“Ruto’s directive and it’s implementation contravenes the law vesting the responsibility of proper management of the affairs of the entities in their respective boards, councils, or commissions,” they said.
They have asked the court to issue an order preserving the status quo and restrain the removal from office of CEO’s of various entities for failing to implement Ruto’s directive.