The High Court has this morning issued a conservatory order suspending the government's directive to bar unvaccinated Kenyans from accessing basic services from December 21.
In a brief ruling, Justice Antony Mrima issued the conservatory order in the matter lodged by businessman Enock Aura through lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui.
The decision by the court comes after Aura filed the case under a certificate of urgency seeking to stop the government's directive made on November 22, which threatened to lock out unvaccinated Kenyans from accessing in-person government services.
In his submission, Kinyanjui said that unless Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe's directive is checked, thousands of tax-paying Kenyans will be denied access to government services which they have been funding without equal benefit.
The order will remain in force pending the hearing and determination of the petition by the businessman.
