Court upholds DPP’s authority to transfer staff based on service needs
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The Employment and Labour Relations Court affirmed the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) authority to transfer or deploy prosecution staff according to operational needs, declining to grant an injunction that would have restricted the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) from exercising this managerial mandate.
In a judgment delivered on October 7, 2026, Justice Dr. Jacob Gakeri ruled that the court could not issue a blanket order preventing the ODPP from transferring prosecution staff based on the exigencies of duty and individual circumstances.
The decision arose from a petition filed by Pamela Nzambi Venda, an employee, who challenged her transfer from Kajiado to Voi in Taita Taveta County.