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Recruitment of 1,406 KRA revenue clerks ruled unconstitutional

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Kenya Revenue Authority revenue service assistants during their passout parade in Eldoret on August 25, 2023. [Courtesy)

The High Court has nullified the recruitment of 1,406 Kenya Revenue Authority revenue clerks.

Justice William Musyoka sitting in Busia, noted that out of the 1,406 clerks hired, 785 were Kikuyu and Kalenjin, going against the spirit of the Constitution of inclusivity.

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