Ruto asks CAS appointees to be patient
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Ruto asks CAS appointees to be patient as he promises them other govt positions if courts block their appointment permanently
Ruto asks CAS appointees to be patient as he promises them other govt positions if courts block their appointment permanently.
On Thursday, President William Ruto urged his Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs) to exercise patience while also hinting that, should the courts ultimately rule against them, he could appoint them to different positions.
Speaking during his five-day tour of the Coast, the President promised to cooperate with the 50 officials whose nomination had been overturned by the court.
“I am going to work with all these leaders to steer our country forward. There is nothing lost, let us be patient my friends,” Ruto said during an event in Tana River.
Ruto’s remark came after a section of leaders from the county led by Governor Dhado Godhana appealed to him to reward some of the leaders from the region who supported him but are currently jobless.
The High Court halted their appointments, citing the position’s unconstitutionality, which caused concern among the CASs regarding the future of their employment.
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The officers who had individually been enjoined in the case have already moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge the decision that quashed their appointments.
Ruto had on March 16 nominated some 50 nominees for the positions CAS against 23 vacancies.
They were appointed on March 23 after the National Assembly declined to vet them.
The appointment of the CASs was suspended after the Law Society of Kenya and the Katiba Institute challenged the President’s move on the grounds that the law only allowed him to appoint 23 CASs rather than 50.
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