Nairobi, Aug. 11 -- The Employment and Labour Relations Court has temporarily barred Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) Managing Director Philip Mainga from running the office, following a legal dispute after a petitioner claimed that his second three-year term expired five months ago.

The court in Kisumu has barred Mr Mainga from exercising the powers of KRC chief executive officer pending a hearing on the legality of his continued tenure.

The court issued the interim orders after a petitioner, Joan Machuma Nyongesa, sued, challenging Mr Mainga's continued occupation of the office after his second term expired early this year.

The petition says Mr Mainga was substantively appointed for three years from February 3, 2020, and received ano...