The high court has this afternoon issued orders stopping transfer of the Public Seal from the custody of the Attorney General to the Head of Public Service in the executive office of the President.
This is after lobby group Katiba Institute moved to court challenging the said move arguing that it was illegal.
In his ruling, Justice Chacha Mwita said he was satisfied that the petition raised fundamental constitutional and legal matters of great public importance.
“A conservatory Order is hereby issued restraining or stopping implementation of Executive Order No. 2 of 2023 to the extent that it purports to reorganize government and transfer the PUBLIC SEAL from the custody of the Office of the Attorney General to the Head of Public Service in the Executive Office of the President, until further orders of the Court,” the order reads.
The case will be mentioned on July 2 for directions.
