Nairobi, April 5 -- The High Court has dismissed an application seeking to stop the hearing of a case against KPMG International by a former chief executive officer of the audit firm who is seeking millions of shillings for alleged racial discrimination following his sacking in 2019.

Justice Aleem Visram declined to stop the case as sought by the global audit firm saying he has no powers to suspend a ruling of a fellow judge.

KPMG sought to suspend the hearing to allow the firm to pursue an appeal against the decision issued in June 2022, allowing former CEO Richard Boro Ndung'u to pursue millions for alleged discrimination.

The judge said that asking him to suspend the ruling issued by Justice Chacha Mwita as sought by KPMG would resu...