Kenya: Court Quashes Legal Opinion Clearing CA Payments to Wambui-Linked Firm

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 4 – The High Court has quashed a legal opinion that cleared the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to make payments linked to a company associated with its former chairperson Mary Wambui Mungai.

Justice Lawrence Mugambi declared unconstitutional the October 1, 2024 opinion by Solicitor-General Shadrack Mose, saying the Attorney-General’s office had exceeded its mandate by determining a conflict-of-interest matter that should be investigated by the Ethics and…