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Courts extends orders against Sonko impeachment motion

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko at the Milimani Law Courts on September 17, 2020.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Justice Byram Ongaya made the decision on Friday after dismissing a preliminary objection filed by former Speaker Beatrice Elachi, who sought dismissal of Sonko’s petition challenging the impeachment.
  • The judge said the Sonko case is a dispute that is within the court’s constitutional and statutory jurisdiction to decide matters about employment and labour relations.

The Labour Court has extended interim orders issued seven months ago, stopping the impeachment of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.

Justice Byram Ongaya made the decision on Friday after dismissing a preliminary objection filed by former Speaker Beatrice Elachi, who sought dismissal of Sonko’s petition challenging the impeachment.