Nairobi, March 20 -- A city advocate has moved to court to block the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs from conducting fresh interviews for the positions of three members of the Foreign Service Academy Council.

Lawyer Karanja Kamotho wants instead, CS Musalia Mudavadi compelled to appoint the three members from the list of persons who were interviewed and selected by a panel from the process completed in September last year.

Mr Kamotho said the recruitment of members of the Council, which was undertaken between June and September 2023 was done using public funds and a fresh recruitment commenced by the Ministry in December is without justification, and amounts to irresponsible and imprudent use of public money and financial manag...