The high court on Tuesday declared the directive by health cabinet secretary Mutahi Kagwe to deny unvaccinated Kenyans government services as useless.
In a short ruling delivered by Justice Anthony Mrima, the directive by Mr. Mutahi Kagwe has been set aside until the matter is heard and determined to its conclusion.
The case was filed by lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui who argued that the directive by the health cabinet secretary was tyrannical and unconstitutional.
According to lawyer Kinyanjui, blocking Kenyans from travelling was an outright violation of the freedom of movement as enshrined in the law which gives them the right to move anywhere within the country at any time.
The lawyer added that Mutahi Kagwe’s directive ought to be thrown into the dustbin because taxpayers will be denied government services which they have been contributing religiously by paying taxes everyday.
The lawyer went further to argue that it was not proper to force Kenyans with covid-19 vaccines in the absence of documented side effects both in the short and long term.
The health cabinet secretary a few days ago ordered that citizens hoping to receive government services will first have to vaccinate and show proof for the same.
The directive was to cut across ranging from vital public services such as transport sector, immigration services, tax services, port services amongst others.
“Everybody seeking in-person government services should be fully vaccinated and proof of vaccination availed by December 21, 2021.
“Such services will include but not limited to: tax services, Education, Immigration services, Hospital and Prison visitation, NTSA and port services among others,”stated Mutahi Kagwe.
The directive did not however go well with most Kenyans as they accused the cabinet secretary of going overboard and dictating health matters instead of using convincing avenues to make netizens take the jab.
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