Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma was on Monday given two days to file her response in a petition lodged by President Kenyatta’s nominee for Kenya’s High Commissioner to South Korea, Mwende Mwinzi.
The High Court made the order on Monday after a lawyer from Attorney General’s office said they were yet to receive instructions from CS Juma to represent and file submissions on her behalf.
The AG’s office requested Justice James Makau for 14 days to file their response to the petition and apply to have the matter heard by a three-judge bench.
“The matter raises serious questions of law and 14 days will enable us to get instructions on whether to ask the court to refer the matter to the CJ to impanel a bench to hear the matter,” the court heard.
Ms. Mwinzi filed the case last month seeking to have the government deploy her to Seoul, South Korea without renouncing her United States citizenship as demanded by MPs.
She argues that recommendations by a departmental committee that she relinquishes her American citizenship before taking up the position are illegal, null and void.
Quoting Article 260 of the Kenyan Constitution, Ms. Mwinzi avers that an ambassadorial position is not a State Office, and thus does not have to give up her US citizenship as required of dual citizens by section 31 of the constitution.
“Unless this matter is urgently heard, she risks losing her posting as Ambassador to Korea in violation of her fundamental constitutional rights and freedoms,” reads the petition.
MPs approved her nomination on June 6th but on condition that she denounces her American nationality after appointment.
Inactive, ineffective,…
Inactive, ineffective, Cabinet Secretary, Monica Juma. She is probably now looking for a response, which will offend no one, but solve nothing, in the process. I predict that after her response, the Court will be back to square one!
The entire Article 260 need…
The entire Article 260 need to be dropped from the constitution. Diaspora, it is time to make some noise.
I concur…our non-dual…
I concur…our non-dual citizen leaders have already let Kenyans down big time.
give this beautiful woman…
give this beautiful woman the job … at least lets have a beautiful ambassador … all the ones we have are ugly thieves who look like monkeys … but mwende is a hot chick .. i dont care whether she is kenyan, indian or from the moon … give her the job … kenyans shit on the constitution every day and here they are all of them shamelessly referring sijui to article what sijui paragraph what … nonsense
I concur fully with you…
I concur fully with you. What did Githae in Washington DC do for diasporians? Yet diasporians have been here shooting themselves in the foot instead of supporting one of their own who understands their plight. Saa zingine ni ujinga tu ama ni wivu?
@hypocrite, beauty is in the…
@hypocrite, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Your self loath does not lender our constitution useless. Let her get the job after following the law. No emotions. As an American she will serve American interests. As Kenyan she will serve Kenyan interests. Let her make a choice. She has a choice of the blessing of the sword or water. Those things serve different purposes. No one can serve two masters.
She does not deserve the job…
She does not deserve the job a qualified Kenyan needs it more .Kwani what has her beauty got to do with it those of you who are mesmerized by her you can send her your phone numbers you could get lucky in your dreams let her take her dual citizenship to Nigeria where her husband is from.Hardworking Kenyans just got laid off from Sports pesa and most would be willing to do her job for half the salary