Court nullifies Mary Wambui appointment as chair of employment authority

High Court Judge Onesmus Makau has nullified the appointment of former Othaya MP – Mary Wambui, as chairperson of the National Employment Authority.

The judge said the legislator was unsuitable for the job, terming the decision by President Uhuru Kenyatta as irregular.

 “The respondent does not meet the constitutional and statutory requirements and therefore unsuitable to serve,” he ruled

Wambui’s appointment had been opposed by a section of lawmakers led by Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja, under Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association, who challenged it in court.

Justice Makau noted Wambui had limited education and lacked the minimum seven years of experience in human resource management or its equivalent, a key requirement for the job.