Raila allies criticize Ruto’s executive order Gachagua, Mudavadi roles
Raila allies criticize Ruto's executive order Gachagua, Mudavadi roles calling it illegal and an affront to the Constitution
Raila allies criticize Ruto’s executive order Gachagua, Mudavadi roles calling it illegal and an affront to the Constitution.
Azimio leader Raila’s allies have criticized President William Ruto’s move to reassign some government roles through an Executive Order.
The leaders said that certain elements of the new order as well as other recent statements made by the Head of State on how he wants to manage the government are unconstitutional and illegitimate.
Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi said that President Ruto’s delegation of responsibilities to his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, the prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi, and the attorney general Justin Muturi violates the principle of the separation of powers.
Mr. Mudavadi will be in charge of overseeing the relationship between the Executive and the Legislature, while Mr. Gachagua will be in charge of overseeing the working relationship between the national and county governments.
On the other hand, Mr. Muturi will be in charge of enforcing the law by collaborating with the judiciary.
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“This is illegal because the Constitution has mechanisms on how the three arms of government should link up,” Mr. Osotsi told the Nation.
He said Parliament has an established office of the Majority and Minority leadership, “who are the link to the Executive and we also have various committees headed by chairpersons to handle various issues.”
Jubilee Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni observed that the assignment of Musalia Mudavadi as the government official to oversee Government Delivery Services (GDS) is an elevation above DP Rigathi “who will be chairing Cabinet committees and probably reporting to Musalia on the services”.
“Even assigning a departmental issue from the Agriculture minister to the Deputy President is like the DP should be reporting to the minister. It’s like he is becoming a director of coffee in the Ministry of Agriculture,” Mr. Kioni said in reference to Gachagua’s new role of overseeing coffee reforms.
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