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<\/div>Nandi Governor Stephen Sang. <\/strong>[David Njaaga, Standard]\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n A court in Kapsabet has rejected an application by Nandi County government seeking to stop the hearing of a petition filed by over 300 support staff who were sacked.\n<\/p>\n After the workers failed to appear for mentions in two consecutive sessions, the county told the court that the matter was still pending in the Senate for determination. <\/p>\n Lawyer Nathan Tororei, who represented the County Public Service Board, told Kapsabet Resident Magistrate Samuel Mbugua that the Senate had not concluded hearing the dispute.\n<\/p>\n He argued that the court and the Senate could not have parallel proceedings to settle the dispute.<\/p>\n Mr Tororei told the court that the Senate Committee on Health was yet to issue its verdict.\n<\/p>\n Senate case<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe plaintiffs had presented the case to the Senate and it\u2019s still active pending determination after hearing of their submissions last year,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n The support staff, including cleaners and ground personnel, were dismissed in June 2020 after working for two years without receiving their dues as laid out in their contracts.\n<\/p>\n They accused the county of revoking their appointment and terminating a three-year contract, and are now demanding their dues and gratuity amounting to over Sh1 million.\n<\/p>\n Mr Mbugua dismissed the county\u2019s arguments, saying that the Senate has no substantive mandate to resolve workers\u2019 issues, and affirmed that the court would proceed with hearing the matter.\n<\/p>\n \u201cJudiciary and the Senate are two independent institutions, and it cannot interfere with the court proceedings,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n The plaintiffs will submit their evidence to the court during the hearing of the case that is scheduled for May 23.\u00a0 <\/p>\n