BY SAM ALFAN.
Attempts by former chief executive officer of the Kenya Film Classification Board Ezekiel Mutua to get back his job has been thwarted by the Employment court.
Mutua was removed from his plum last August ending his long stint at the board.
But he moved to court and challenged the decision to replace him with an acting CEO pending the appointment of a new substantive CEO.
On Tuesday, Employment and Labour Relation Court Judge Maureen Onyango dismissed his application.
The Judge ruled that the Board erred in appointing him for a further five years after serving for two consecutive terms of three years each.
“Furthermore, appointing him for a term of five years is in contravention of Mwongozo and the Board’s HR Manual. Therefore, the letter of appointment dated 14th July 2021 appointing him is null and void,” he said.
Justice Onyango further dismissed the accusations by Mutua that the acting CEO had perjured himself saying there was no evidence presented in court to enable the court to make a finding that it was a criminal offence.
She also ruled that the fact that the acting CEO had deponed the replying affidavit on behold of the Board had no bearing in the case.
KFCB appointed Christopher Wambua to act as its chief executive officer to replace Mutua in August last year.
