The High Court on Friday, March 14, issued orders barring the Public Service Commission (PSC) from considering a petition seeking the removal from office of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Renson Ingonga.
The orders were issued by Justice Bahati Mwamuye pending the hearing of a case filed challenging the petition that had accused Ingonga of gross misconduct.
The petition was filed by a Kenyan who claimed that the DPP had halted the prosecution of a criminal case.
In his petition, the Kenyan argued Ingonga should be considered unfit to hold public office and had violated the Constitution after halting the criminal case and referring it for civil litigation. In the petition, the petitioner argued that Ingonga had gone against the public interest, the interests of the administration of justice, and the need to prevent and avoid abuse of the legal process as per article 175 of the Constitution.
