Nairobi, Aug. 19 -- The High Court has opened a fresh Constitutional battle over whether a sitting member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) can become chairperson of the same commission without breaching the Constitution's six-year tenure limit.

The court declined to strike out a petition challenging Francis Meja's appointment as PSC chairperson, holding that the dispute raises a Constitutional question that previous courts have not determined.

The case concerns Article 250(6)(a), which limits a member of a Constitutional commission or holder of an independent office to a maximum aggregate period of six years, unless serving ex officio.

The petitioners, Magare Gikenyi and Eliud Karanja Matindi, argue that the limit cannot be avoid...