Attorney General wants labour court to hear jab case against State

Lawyer Clement Koigi (Left) and Law Society of Kenya Council member Kipkoech Ngetich in Nakuru on August 19, 2021. Clement has filed a petition seeking orders to quash the directive by Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua to have all civil servants vaccinated against Covid-19. [Daniel Chege, Standard]

The Attorney General wants a case challenging a government directive making vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory for civil servants be heard by the Employment and Labour Relations Court.

The AG's office, through Winnie Cheruiyot, argued on Wednesday that lawyer Clement Koigi's case is a dispute between the employer and employee.