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State sued over KMC takeover LSK in court to block Uhuru's KMC transfer

Attorney General Paul Kihara Kariuki. [Elvis Ogina/Standard]

A decision by President Uhuru Kenyatta to transfer the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) to the military has now landed the government in court.

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK), suing on behalf of the public, claims the president acted without amending the statute that created the commission it has been operating under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation.

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