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Sonko appeals ruling on legality of Nairobi Metropolitan Services

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.

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What you need to know:

  • In a notice filed through Kurauka & Company Advocates, the governor says he is dissatisfied with the entire ruling delivered by Justice Hellen Wasilwa of the Employment and Labour Relations Court on September 1.
  • He is opposed to the Labour court's decision to lift its earlier declaration that NMS, which is led by Major-General Mohammed Badi, is an illegal entity.
  • He is also aggrieved by Justice Wasilwa's finding that the secondment of the 6,052 staff from the Nairobi County Public Service Board to the NMS was procedural.

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge a Labour court’s declaration that Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) is a legal entity.

In a notice filed through Kurauka & Company Advocates, the governor says he is dissatisfied with the entire ruling delivered by Justice Hellen Wasilwa of the Employment and Labour Relations Court on September 1.