Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – President William Ruto’s advisors are in the spotlight yet again for misadvising the president on the formation of the Public Debt Audit task force.
This is after the High Court temporarily suspended the creation of
the task force after it emerged that it was unconstitutional.
The Court issued a conservatory order preventing the
implementation of President Ruto’s directive until a case presented to the
court was determined.
“Pending the hearing and determination of this Application, a
conservatory order be and is hereby issued suspending the Executive Order No. 4
and/or Gazette Notice No. 8261 Vol. CXXVI-No 97 dated 5th July 2024 published
for the establishing the PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON FORENSIC AUDIT OF PUBLIC
DEBT, read the document in part.
In the court orders, Nakuru-based doctor, Dr. Magare Gikenyi
filed the petition terming the task force as unconstitutional.
He further stated that auditing the country's public debt
was a constitutional function of the Auditor General's office.
In addition to issuing the conservatory order, the court
gave an ultimatum to the respondents in the case (the Attorney General's
office and others) to file their responses within seven days from the date of
the service.
The presiding judge further stated that further directions on
the matter would be issued on July 23, 2024.
Following this directive, Ruto's directive to establish the
20-member task force remains in limbo until the case is determined.
In previous developments on the establishment of the Taskforce,
the Law Society of Kenya had declined the appointment of their
President Faith Odhiambo to the Taskforce.
Faith declined the appointment, terming it unconstitutional.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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