NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 16 – The Employment and Labour Relations Court has cleared the way for the appointment of Chief Administrative Secretaries (CAS).
This is after Justice Monica Mburu ruled that the Public Service Commission followed due process.
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) had moved to court to challenge the appointment of the Chief Administrative Secretaries.
LSK argued that the lack of clarity on the intended office of CAS denies the public the opportunity to make comments on the possibility of the duplicity of roles between the Principal Secretary and the Chief Administrative Secretary.
The positions of CAS in every Ministry was created by former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2018.
A Chief Administrative Secretary will report to the Cabinet Secretary in the performance of his/her duties, and some of their duties include responding to issues or questions touching on the portfolio assigned to the office, providing liaison with the National Assembly and Senate as well as representing the Cabinet Secretary at any meeting as instructed by the CS.
