The High Court has dismissed a petition that sought to challenge the nomination and appointment of Noordin Haji as Director of the National Intelligence Service.
In the ruling delivered by Justice Lawrence Mugambi, the court found that the case presented by the petitioners lacked sufficient legal basis.
Justice Mugambi stated that the petition had no merit and therefore could not justify interference with the appointment.
The petitioners had argued that pending matters involving Haji before the High Court and the Public Service Commission should have disqualified him from taking up the position.
However, the court ruled that such claims were misplaced and did not amount to valid grounds for overturning the President’s decision.
The judge emphasised that judicial intervention in presidential appointments is only appropriate where there is clear evidence that the President acted outside the constitutional framework.
He warned that interfering with such appointments without valid constitutional grounds would amount to judicial overreach.
In response to the petition, Haji maintained that the claims raised against him were unsubstantiated.
He told the court that his appointment complied with the provisions of the National Intelligence Service Act.
With the ruling, Haji’s appointment as Director of the intelligence agency remains valid and unaffected.
