A petitioner has moved to the High Court in Nairobi, seeking intervention regarding alleged ethnic imbalance in senior leadership at the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) and requesting a halt to the Board's renewal.

• Benjamin Okumu alleges that five out of nine executive committee positions at KETRACO are held by individuals from a single ethnic community, representing approximately 63 percent of the executive leadership.
• The petition specifically names Mercelinet Chepkirui, who chairs the KETRACO Board's Human Resource and Remuneration Committee, as playing a central role in the disputed recruitment decisions.
• The petitioner is seeking conservatory orders to prevent any reappointment or extension of the KETRACO Board's tenure, which is due to lapse by February 2026, pending the case's determination.