By Sarah Omondi
Civil servants seeking elective seats in August elections have a reason to smile after the Labour Relations Court extended interim orders that suspended IEBC directive requiring them to resign by February 9 this year.
The order bars the IEBC from disqualifying the public officers from the race on basis of them not resigning six months to the polls.
The extension of the directive means public officers will continue working as they campaign.
Justice Monica Mbaru extended the orders until February 10 (Thursday) when a ruling on whether Public Service Commission and anti-graft agency will be enjoined in the case as interested parties as the orders to be issued will affect their discharge of duties.
The interim orders were issued on December 21 last year following case filed by a civil servant Julius Wainaina Kariuki and also suspended operation of Section 43 (6) of the Elections Act saying that President, Deputy President, Governor, MP and MCAs should not quit their offices.
While terming the electoral agency’s directive as biased, Mr Wainaina said it was unfair to allow one set of public servants leave office six months to elections while another continue holding their offices.
