President Uhuru Kenyatta is heading for another clash with the judiciary over the militarization of the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC).
Despite a court decision preventing the transfer of KMC from the Agriculture Ministry to the Defense Ministry, the President oversaw the official takeover of KMC in Athi River by the Ministry of Defense on Monday.
The court also gave the government 90 days to return KMC to the Ministry of Agriculture, calling the president’s move illegal.
Through Executive Order No. 3 of 2020, the President moved the dormant loss-making KMC from the Agriculture Ministry to the Ministry of Defence.
In an attempt to reverse the High Court’s ruling, the Attorney General’s office filed a notice of appeal on February 24th, noting its dissatisfaction with the judgment of the High Court judge.
The AG went on to request that the High Court order be thrown aside. The State Law Office argued in its appeal that several administrative steps had already been done as a result of the transfer, and that the ruling restoring the Kenya Meat Commission to the Agriculture Ministry will essentially paralyze KMC activities.
