The Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) has suspended the decision by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to interdict Deputy Chief Executive Officer Ruth Kulundu pending the hearing of a cases challenging it.
In the orders, Justice Jacob Gakeri further directed that the matter be certified as urgent, and the application be served upon the electoral commission within 14 days.
The application is now set for an inter partes hearing and further directions on October 24.
Kulundu, who is in charge of IEBC operations, is said to have been interdicted at a plenary meeting of three commissioners, including Chairman Wafula Chebukati for, among others, gross misconduct and insubordination.
News of her interdiction was revealed Wednesday by Azimio allied MPs during a media briefing at Safari Park hotel, Nairobi, where the legislators were attending the 13th Parliament induction workshop
MPs Tom Kajwang (Ruaraka), Amos Mwago (Starehe), Imran Okoth (Kibra), Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West) and Vihiga Senator-elect Godfrey Otsotsi were dispersed by the police after the commission chained its gates to keep the protestors out.