Ruto Suffers Major Setback Days After Making 18 Appointments

President William Ruto has suffered a setback after four activists led by Dr Magare Gikenyi filed a petitionchallenging his decision to form a panel of experts to oversee the compensation of victims of protests.
The petitioners in their application dated Wednesday, August 27, accused Ruto of contravening the Constitution by allegedly making unlawful appointments, stating that the Constitution was clear on the President’s powers in Article 134.
They argued that the so-called team of experts were appointed through ‘imaginary mirage powers’, which, according to them, do not exist in Kenya’s progressive Constitution.
“A look at the functions of the president as provided at article 132(4), provided that the president does not have powers to establish any compensation, reparation and cohesion panel whatsoever,” the petitioners argued.
“The President has therefore acted outside the bounds of the Constitution, in its violation, including under Articles 1(1), 2(2), 10(2) and 129,” they added.
In their application, the petitioners further argued that Ruto’s proclamation did not explicitly highlight the exact duration of the panel despite being funded by taxpayers’ money.
According to them, it beats logic for the same executive to purport to compensate the said citizens, yet there are institutions like courts which compensate.
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