• A petition has been filed against Siaya Governor James Orengo for allegedly sidelining his deputy William Oduol
• Peter Agoro, Erick Onyango and Elizabeth Akinyi want the court to compel the respondents to reinstate all privileges and responsibilities to enable the deputy governor to serve the people of Siaya
• They also want the court to order EACC to commence investigations into the activities run by Governor Orengo and officers serving under him
A petition has been filed against Siaya Governor James Orengo for allegedly sidelining his deputy William Oduol.
Siaya Governor James Orengo
In the petition filed by Peter Agoro, Erick Onyango and Elizabeth Akinyi, the trio claim that the deputy governor has been denied the basic needs to live with dignity as a human being and meet his day-to-day needs.
They want the court to compel the respondents to reinstate all privileges and responsibilities to enable the deputy governor to serve the people of Siaya.
They also want the court to order EACC to commence investigations into the activities run by Governor Orengo and officers serving under him so as to institute criminal and civil proceedings against the county boss.
The petitioners further claim that the county boss has been frustrating Oduol in service delivery activities.
“Without lawful reason or authority Mr Orengo has deliberately continued to not only frustrate Oduol on service delivery activities, but he is also been withholding benefits and allowances payable in his position as the Deputy Governor and consequently affect the output of the officer,” reads the petition.
The case was filed at the High Court in Nairobi but Justice Hedwig Ong’udi has ordered that the file be transferred to the High Court in Siaya for hearing and determination of the issues raised by the petitioners.
They claim that the deputy governor is in the dark about matters and affairs of the county, adding that his security detail was also withdrawn.
They now want the court to restrain the governor and others from sidelining the deputy.
