RULING OF THE COURT
[1] On 12th April, 2018, the Employment and Labour Relations Court at Kisumu (Nduma, J.) delivered a judgment in favour of Samuel Okuro, Samwel Ondola, Jacob Muga, George Akongo, Cephas Kasera, Derek Obura, George Koyier and Seline Obonyo (herein referred to as respondents), who were all chief officers in various departments in the County Government of Kisumu. The judgment was against Dr. Olango Onudi, the acting county secretary, Kisumu County (herein the applicant). The orders issued by the Employment and Labour Relations Court included: declarations that the applicant’s action on behalf of the Executive Committee of Kisumu County, to exercise disciplinary control over the respondents through letters of suspension and notices to show cause is ultra vires the County Government Act No. 17 of 2012 and therefore unlawful, null and void and that all the Chief Officers continue to hold their offices without loss of any remuneration.
[2] The applicant being aggrieved by t…