Two officials at the Nyamira County Assembly risk being jailed for contempt of court.
The assembly's speaker and clerk vetted, approved and tabled a nominee for the position of chief officer Finance and Economic Planning against a court ruling.
The Labour court in Kisumu last week stopped Nyamira County Assembly from vetting the nominee after a petitioner challenged the legality of the vetting process.
If found guilty of contempt of court, the speaker, Moffat Teya, and the clerk, Duke Onyari, risk being jailed for a period of not not less than six months, get fined or have their assets seized.
Mr Teya and Mr Onyari were given a notice to show cause within seven days why they should not be punished in the manner set out by court for willful defiance of orders.
