High Court extends orders for Ranguma on Kisumu City board row

KISUMU, KENYA: High Court Judge Justice Daniel Majanja has extended orders seeking to block Kisumu County government from interviewing, recruiting or hiring new City Board, ahead of August 8 Polls.

He gave the feuding parties up to 28 July to file substantive claims to argue for or against the plans to constitute the County City Board of Management. He also gave a seven day window period to file.

Part of the overriding fear cited  by the complaint, Mr  David  Owino  in his affidavit is that, Ranguma could allegedly plant his people at the city board who will be protected by the legal sanctity to be in office for four years.

The city board is supposed to be in charge of day today running of the city, including overseeing garbage and revenue collections among others. But if Ranguma, wins his team will help him to deliver.

It is against the backdrop of these fears that one of Nyongo's leutants David Owino rushed to the law Courts last week and successfully obtained exparte orders barring Ranguma from hiring the city board.

The exparte orders restrained the County management authorities from hiring the new city board or staff through the County Public Service Board, throwing the ongoing process into a temporarily halt

The board is supposed to be responsible for the day to day running of the County.