In Summary
- Clerk rejection cited the removal from office of the Inspector General is a preserve of the President.
- Operation Linda Ugatuzi through its chairperson Fredrick Onyango Ogola in court papers challenged the Clerk’s decision saying his position deserves an immediate hearing.
A lobby has sued the Clerk of the National Assembly for rejecting a petition seeking to remove the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome from office.
Operation Linda Ugatuzi Director Fredrick Onyango Ogola in court papers challenged the Clerk’s decision saying his position deserves an immediate hearing.
The clerk while rejecting the petition is said to have said the removal from office of the Inspector General is a preserve of the President.
On August 1, the clerk wrote to the lobby refusing to admit the said Petition for consideration before the floor of the Assembly.
READ Also: Agony as Nyalenda Family Mourns Two Brothers Allegedly Tortured by Police
Ogola however described the reason as skewed, arguing that the IG is liable to the procedures for the removal of members of constitutional commissions.
“Ergo, in the foregoing, unless the instant petition filed herewith is certified as urgent and orders sought granted and allowed as prayed, the constitution will continue to be infracted with no constitutional redress,” he said.
He prayed that the court certifies the petition as urgent, hears it during the High Court recess and grants the orders sought.
The petition is to be served to the Clerk, the Attorney General and the IG of police who are respondents in the
It also accused him of allowing officers to use excessive force on protesters during the anti-government demonstrations.
