Deploy and Pay Village Administrators at your own peril ~ Court warns

In Summary;

• Petition
• Asst. Chief rejects appointed VA (letter)
• Petitioners

Through BRYAN KHAEMBA an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, 29 aggrieved residents have moved to court to petition the recruitment and deployment of Village Administrators. A BUNGOMA Court halts deployment and remuneration of recently-trained village Admins until the matter is conclusively heard and determined by the court. Justice Keli of Employment and Labor Relations Court directed County Attorney to ensure the orders are followed to the letter.

The case challenging the deployment and assumption of office for Bungoma County Village Administrators took a new twist yesterday 6th Dec 2021 when the 29 petitioners requested the Labour Court to hear the case VIRTUALLY after credible intelligence reports showed a plan to attack the complainants and their legal team. In a letter addressed to Bungoma Law Court through the Deputy Registrar of Employment and Labor Relations Court, Wakili Bryan Khaemba, representing the petitioners, said all the 256 village Admins have been deployed to attack them.

In a terse ruling delivered this 7 Dec 2021 morning when the issue came up for mention, Justice Keli said any official who will pay village administrators their salaries will personally be liable.

29 petitioners, represented by Wakili Bryan Khaemba, headed to the court after the County Public Service Board failed to explain how the exercise, riddled with massive malpractices, was conducted.

On 2nd Nov. 2021 Bungoma County Public Service Board published in the Standard Newspaper an advertisement which invited qualified residents for Applications for 236 positions of Village Administrators JG “G”

Through Bryan Khaemba, Kakamu Kamau & Company Advocates, Kimilili Parliamentary aspirant Advocate Bryan Khaemba has today Sunday, October 31, 2021 notified the County Public Service Board (CPSB) of Bungoma of the firm’s intention to move to Court should it fail to meet the following demands in 7 days;

1. Provide a list of all successful candidates for the Village Administrators positions within Kimilili Sub-County.
2. Provide copies of Post -Secondary Education Certificates of all the successful candidates from Kimilili Sub- County as presented to the Board.
3. Provide score sheets of all the interviewed candidates from Kimilili Sub- County.

Read more; https://ikuweikuwe.com/2021/10/31/advocate-bryan-khaembas-7-day-demand-notice-to-the-cpsb-over-recruitment-of-village-administrators/

Also read:

• https://ikuweikuwe.com/2021/04/23/cpsb-publishes-dates-for-village-administrator-interviews-as-it-shelves-those-of-ecde-teachers-citing-covid-19/
• https://ikuweikuwe.com/2020/11/10/bungoma-county-assembly-puts-the-record-straight-on-village-administrators-employment-stand-off/
• https://ikuweikuwe.com/2020/11/03/cpsb-coerced-to-unprocedurally-advertise-for-village-administrators/

Petitioners;

1. Oliver Mukhebi
2. Gideon Khaemba
3. Hellen Adisa
4. Godwin Hulula
5. Godfrey Wasike
6. Veronica Simiyu
7. Joel Khaemba
8. Linet Wataka
9. Josephine Nasimiyu
10. Bryson Kusimba
11. Joshua Wekesa
12. Jophas Wanyama
13. Samuel Ndibi Ndala
14. Raphael Mulilo
15. Tom Kibiswa
16. Evans Sikuku
17. Polycap Tenge
18. Bradley Simiyu
19. Godfrey Ejoi
20. Julius Wataka
21. Emmanuel Simiyu
22. Opicho Wataka
23. Patriciah Nasike Barasa
24. Boniface Temba
25. Semei Mukongolo
26. Godffrey Wafula Wasike
27. Linet Nakhumicha
28. Peter Muhindi
29. Silas Chambuni