Top public servants resign to join politics

Kenya’s permanent representative to the United Nations Sam Ongeri. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/Standard)

Civil servants wishing to contest seats in the next elections have 48 hours to resign. The law demands that Government workers who intend to seek elective seats in the August 8 General Election must quit by Wednesday before launching their campaigns.

However, this comes in the wake of a ruling by the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kericho County that temporarily blocked the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from disqualifying civil servants who not have resigned by February 7.