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Swearing-in of National Land Commission bosses stopped

By Paul Ogemba | Oct. 4, 2019

**Lawyer Gershom Otachi. President Kenyatta on Wednesday appointed and gazetted him as the chair of NLC.** [File, Standard]

Operations at the National Land Commission (NLC) will stay on hold for a while longer after a court stopped the swearing-in of new commissioners appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Justice Stephen Radido of the Employment and Labour Relations Court issued the order prohibiting Chief Justice David Maraga from swearing into office the chairman and eight NLC commissioners pending the hearing and determination of a suit filed by activist Okiya Omtatah.

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