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Why DIG Eliud Lagat's suspension bid has stalled again

Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat during a peace meeting at Kiango on the border of Kisii and Narok counties, on March 16, 2025. [File, Standard] 

The bid to have Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat suspended from office on Wednesday flopped for the second time after Attorney General Dorcas Oduor challenged the High Court’s jurisdiction to hear and determine the case.

The new twist unfolded before Justice Chacha Mwita at the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court when State Counsel Christopher Marwa, appearing for the AG, told the court that a preliminary objection had been filed challenging the court’s authority to hear the case seeking to bar Lagat from further performing his duties.

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