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Ruto's advisors rush to court to stop ruling that killed their jobs

Kenya Kwanza economic advisor David Ndii during a Kenya Kwanza manifesto team press conference in Nairobi on July 6 2022 [Esther Jeruto, standard]

Twenty-one presidential advisors, including economist David Ndii, have filed an urgent application seeking a temporary stay of a High Court judgment that declared their appointments unconstitutional and illegal.

The advisors applied for a Certificate of Urgency, just five days after Justice Bahati Mwamuye delivered a judgment on January 22, invalidating their offices and appointments and ordering the immediate cessation of their salaries, allowances, and benefits.

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