Tag: Director Fred Ogola

Linda Jamii challenges legality of Privatisation Act in court A lobby group has moved to court challenging the bill that was assented to by President William Ruto on October 9 on privatisation of public entities. In a petition filed at Milimani High Court by Operation Linda Jamii through its Director Fred Ogola, the plaintiffs claim that Ruto assented to the bill (now an Act) which abolishes the Privatisation Commission that was established under section 3 of Privatization Act 2005. Ogola says the Act and will come into force 14 days after its gazettement in the Kenya Gazette. The Petitioner avers that sometime in the month of February, 2023, the National Assembly, in the exercise of its legislative function conferred to it by Article 95(3) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 comm...