Kenya Meat Commission Reopens Despite Court Ruling
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reportedly reopened the refurbished Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) factory in Athi River, Machakos County, despite a high court ruling in February 2021 that its transfer to the military was illegal. The president has however further cemented his plans of keeping KMC under the Kenya Defence Forces, while pursuing an appeal against the court decision. The order on KMC's transfer to the military is reportedly among several others that Kenyatta has ignored, amplifying a public clash with the judiciary.
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Kenya:
Kenyatta Defies Court Ruling, Reopens Kenya Meat Commission Plant
Nation, 25 May 2021
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday opened the refurbished Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) factory in Athi River, Machakos County, despite a court judgment that found its transfer to… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenyatta Unveils Refurbished Kenya Meat Commission Following Re-Modelling By KDF
Capital FM, 24 May 2021
President Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled the refurbished Meat Commission depot on Landhies Road, Nairobi, as part of KDF remodeling. Read more »
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Kenya:
Eight Months After Transfer to Army, President Kenyatta Oversees KMC's Reopening
Nation, 24 May 2021
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday commissioned reopening of the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC), coming about eight months since he transferred it to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF),… Read more »
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Kenya:
Meat Commission to Relaunch Monday After KDF-Led Remodeling
Capital FM, 23 May 2021
The Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) is set to be relaunched on Monday after months of refurbishment by the Kenya Defence Force. Read more »
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Kenya:
Court Quashes President Kenyatta's Transfer of KMC to Defence Ministry
Nation, 16 February 2021
The High Court has reversed President Uhuru Kenyatta's decision to transfer the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation to… Read more »
InFocus
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The office of the attorney-general is reportedly being questioned over the creation of "unconstitutional" offices to fit into President Uhuru Kenyatta's political agenda. Courts have nullified several of the president's decisions since 2013, escalating the stand-off between the executive and the judiciary. One of the president's "unconstitutional decisions" is his failure to swear in 41 judges appointed by the Judicial Service Commission in July 2019. The courts also
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The cash-strapped state firm will now be run by the military in a move aimed at boosting its operations and ensuring survival. The government-owned meat processor is operating below capacity and is grappling with an unreliable supply of raw material and an ageing plant, which has slowed down its operations. KMC is among 26 parastatals earmarked for sale to strategic investors by the Privatisation Commission. In March Kenyatta handed over the running of Nairobi City to an army official, Major General
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has created Nairobi Metropolitan Services which will take over the governance and administrative duties of Nairobi. Mike Sonko, the former governor, has stepped aside and is facing corruption charges. Major General Mohammed Abdallah Badi has been appointed director-general of Nairobi Metropolitan Service.
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Beef (file photo).
