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Former Kenya Film Classification Board CEO Ezekiel Mutua, connected July 9, was ordered to refund Sh27 cardinal earned from an irregular wage summation during his 2nd term.
The directive was issued pursuing a ruling by the State Corporations Appeal Tribunal successful precocious June 2025, which upheld a surcharge imposed by the Inspectorate of State Corporations (ISC) connected 8th October 2024.
The ISC had flagged the summation arsenic a nonaccomplishment of nationalist funds, stating that Mutua’s monthly wage had been irregularly raised from Sh348,840 to Sh1,115,850 without owed approvals.
“The Appellant served arsenic the Chief Executive Officer and subordinate of the Kenya Films Classification Board, a statutory assemblage created nether The Films & Stage Plays Act Cap 222, for 2 presumption betwixt 26th October 2015 and October 2021,” work portion of the judgement.
The unlawful wage increment of Ezekiel Mutua
The Cabinet Secretary of Sports and Heritage, vide a missive dated 30th April 2019, wrote to KFCB and advised the committee not to instrumentality the increment,” the recorded connection explained.
According to the tribunal, the wage increment was implemented unlawfully and without input from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), the State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC), oregon the Cabinet Secretary arsenic required by the State Corporations Act.
“Inspectorate of State Corporations noted that the board’s determination to summation the CEO’s wage was connected a ‘personal to self’ ground was unlawful and irregular and that Mr. Mutua ought to beryllium surcharged arsenic a consequence, having sat successful the Board and benefited directly,” work portion of the ruling.
Mutua’s 2nd word began connected 26th October 2018, aft the KFCB committee renewed his declaration contempt an earlier rejection by the Sports and Heritage Cabinet Secretary.
The amerciable declaration renewal
In a missive dated 29th May 2018, the Cabinet Secretary had explicitly stated that helium did not mean to renew Mutua’s term.
“However, and contrary to the Cabinet Secretary’s response, the board, done a missive of 7th June 2018, went up to renew the declaration of Mr. Mutua arsenic the CEO for a further 3 years,” the tribunal stated.
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The Board’s Human Resource and Administration Committee aboriginal met connected 31st January 2019 to deliberate connected Mutua’s wage increment.
Although determination were differing opinions, the bulk voted successful favour, and a missive seeking support was sent to the Cabinet Secretary, who rejected the connection successful effect dated 30th April 2019.
Ezekiel Mutua to refund the amerciable wage rise
“The Cabinet Secretary besides directed the Board to retrieve immoderate amounts that whitethorn person been paid successful respect of the projected wage increment successful lawsuit the Board had implemented it,” the ruling said.
However, the committee ignored the directive, and successful his defence, Mutua claimed helium acted successful bully faith.
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“I continued to enactment and gain a wage without immoderate objections, reservations and oregon queries from the Cabinet Secretary,” helium said, arguing helium believed helium had been legitimately appointed.
Board subordinate Nehemiah Kipkoech was besides surcharged for participating successful the irregular approval.
The tribunal ruled the full process violated laid-down procedures and was null and void.
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Former MCSK Chief Executive Officer Ezekiel Mutua. PHOTO/Ezekiel Mutua