House to appeal ruling on Mwende Mwinzi appointment as envoy
MwendeMwinzi, the ambassadorial nominee to Seoul, South Korea, at a High Court in Miliamani, Nairobi, on October 7, 2019 during the mention of her case against renouncing her US citizenship. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The High Court ruled that Ms Mwinzi cannot renounce her US citizenship before she is appointed as it was acquired by birth and therefore, “the matter of opting out was a consequence of circumstances out of her control".
But Justice James Makau also said an individual with dual citizenship ought not to be an ambassador unless he or she renounces citizenship of the foreign State because it is a threat to national security.
This presented an ambiguity, which the National Assembly says must be addressed, hence its decision to file an appeal.
The National Assembly is headed to the Court of Appeal over the controversy surrounding appointment of Ms Mwende Mwinzi as Kenya’s envoy to Seoul, South Korea.
This comes after the High Court ruled that Ms Mwinzi cannot renounce her US citizenship before she is appointed as it was acquired by birth and therefore, “the matter of opting out was a consequence of circumstances out of her control".
