Nairobi, July 6 -- The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the hearing of a case challenging the appointment of chief executives at four state corporations over alleged ethnic marginalisation and discrimination.

At the same time, the court issued a landmark ruling that broadens the Employment and Labour Relations Court's jurisdiction over recruitment disputes.

In a judgment delivered on Friday, the court directed that the petition challenging the State appointments be fixed for hearing on priority after more than two years of litigation over which court should handle the dispute.

The judges upheld the Court of Appeal's finding that the High Court was properly seized of the specific petition filed by Magare Gikenyi and six other publi...