The High Court has directed the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy to appoint and gazette Lawyer Lucy Minayo and Journalist Nzau Musau as members of the Media Complaints Commission within 14 days.
Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the order after quashing a letter from the Ministry of ICT dated July 8, 2024, which rejected the duo's nominations. "An order of certiorari is hereby issued quashing the letter dated July 8, 2024, which purported to reject their nominations," ruled Justice Mwamuye.
The Court found that Minayo and Musau had been duly shortlisted, interviewed, and nominated by the selection panel.
Justice Mwamuye declared that their exclusion from appointment was unconstitutional and a violation of their right to fair administrative action under Article 47 of the Constitution. "A declaration is hereby issued that the exclusion of the petitioners from appointment, despite being duly nominated, was a violation of their constitutional rights," the judge stated.
