Former Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO, Ezekiel Mutua, has lost a petition challenging his dismal in August last year.

Mutua was sent on “terminal leave” by the KFCB board last year, and Christopher Wambua was appointed as acting CEO.

Following the dismal, The Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) kicked off an investigation on the former CEO over alleged irregular payments of salaries and allowances to him and a board member (Gathoni Kungu).

Ezekiel Mutua moved to sue the government over his termination, saying it was “unfair”.

In her ruling, Justice Maureen Onyango stated Mutua had exceeded his term limit at KFCB, saying that the board acted “ultra vires( in excess of its powers) to appoint the applicant for a term of five years as he had exhausted the threshold of two terms of three years each.”

Justice Onyango further ruled that “appointing him for a term of five years is in contravention of Mwongozo and the Board’s HR Manual.

“Therefore the letter of appointment dated 14th July 2021 appointing him is null and void.”

“Given the above, the orders of certiorari (declaration to nullify the decisions to send him on terminal leave) and prohibition were not granted.”

EACC Investigating Ezekiel Mutua