ODM issues after Uhuru Kenyatta’s allies joined government
Junet Mohamed says ODM supports Ruto's efforts to broaden government after Uhuru Kenyatta's allies were nominated to the cabinet
Junet Mohamed says ODM supports Ruto’s efforts to broaden government after Uhuru Kenyatta’s allies were nominated to the cabinet.
National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has backed the recent nomination of Retired president Uhuru Kenyatta’s allies into government saying ODM supports the broadening of government.
The Suna East MP said Raila Odinga’s ODM party would continue to rally behind President William Ruto’s efforts to have a broad-based government to stabilise the country and take Kenya forward.
Junet said that just like how ODM allowed its experts to join the government, there should not be any issues with President Ruto’s nomination of some of Uhuru’s key allies into government.
“The media has asked me about the nominations made on Thursday. I want to say that the broad-based government is getting broader and expanding because the government belongs to all the people of Kenya and not individuals,” Junet said on Friday.
The MP said that no Kenyan should be barred from serving the government based on the regions they come from because “the work of the work of the government is to serve Kenyans and all the people pay taxes”.
“When some of our experts (ODM) joined the government, there was a lot of noise but if someone is an expert in working in the government, let him or her work there,” Junet said in his constituency.
On Thursday, President Ruto nominated three of Uhuru’s allies into Cabinet including Mutahi Kagwe(Agriculture), William Kabogo(ICT) and Lee Kinyanjui(Trade and Industry).
The President also named former Laikipia Governor Nderitu Muriithi as the new chairperson of the Kenya Revenue Authority and ex-Murang’a Senator Kembi Gitura as the chairperson of the Kenyatta Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital Board.
Regarding the nominations, Junet said ODM and the minority side support Ruto’s continued efforts to expand the government by appointing more opposition figures into government.
“We appeal that the President expands the government even the more because we want all Kenyans from all tribes religions and all shades to be proud of being Kenyan,” Junet said.
“If someone is qualified and has been given a job in line with his or her qualifications, we endorse that.”
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However, Junet lashed out at the critics of the broad-based government who attacked ODM when its linchpins were appointed into the Cabinet.
“What will they say now that the people they have been walking with have been picked to Cabinet?”Junet posed.
“They used to say that ODM has joined the government, but their people are now in government as well, what will they now say? Those who have been attacking us must now stop.”
He said Kenyans are interested in service delivery and not about personalities whon serve in government.
The remarks appeared to have been directed at a section of Azimio leaders allied to Wiper boss Kalonzo Musyoka who have attached the broad-based government.
Kalonzo’s allies have claimed that Raila’s decision to work with Ruto is a betrayal of Kenyans especially after he allowed ODM members to be nominated to Cabinet.
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