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The group, Retired & About to Retire Members Welfare, led by Kepha Mwambala, moved to court on March 5, 2025, demanding that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) promote them from Primary Teacher 1 (P1) to Secondary Teacher (S1).
The ruling followed a public interest petition filed by Nairobi resident Jared Ngisa Nyabuto, who argued that the law was being used illegally to burden residents financially without due process.
The party also removed former MPs Jimmy Angwenyi, Naomi Shaban, and Joshua Kutuny from leadership positions, alongside Mutava Musyimi, Racheal Nyamai, Advise Mundalo, Joel Kibe, and NEC executive director Wambui Gichuru.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) claims the two are linked to a widely circulated protest timetable shared on social media, which called on demonstrators to unlawfully occupy State House.
President William Ruto appointed a new IEBC team chaired by Erastus Ethekon through a gazette notice dated June 10, despite a High Court order issued on May 19 stopping the vetting and approval of the nominees by Parliament.
The report also noted that Mutinda was “fairly groomed and cooperative with difficulty,” but his speech was low in tone and pitch, and the history he provided was unreliable.
Talam was arrested on June 13 and taken to court on June 16. He will remain in custody at Lang’ata Police Station until the 15 days are over.
The prosecution told the Milimani Law Courts that Taalam hired a technician to tamper with the surveillance system in what it believes was an attempt to obstruct justice.
A technician is said to have confessed that he was paid Sh3,000 to tamper with CCTV footage.
In a ruling delivered on Thursday, June 12, the High Court gave legitimacy to resolutions passed at the party’s National Delegates Conference held in May 2023, effectively ending the long-running dispute over who controls the party.
The auctioneers left the seized properties in the MP's custody for seven days before removal and sale.
