Why I have not been attending Cabinet meetings; CS Muturi
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has revealed that he wrote to President William Ruto to be excused from attending Cabinet meetings
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has revealed that he wrote to President William Ruto to be excused from attending Cabinet meetings.
Speaking on Wednesday, March 13 while appearing on Citizen TV’s JKLive show, Muturi explained that he sought to be excused from the top government decision-making organ’s meeting until the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings is tabled Cabinet.
The Public CS noted that attending Cabinet meetings is mandatory unless excused by the President.
“It is mandatory to attend Cabinet meetings unless excused by the chairman of the Cabinet who is the President. In my case I have formally written and requested to be excused from attending Cabinet meetings until or unless the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings is officially tabled before Cabinet through a Cabinet memorandum,” Muturi explained.
He went on to say that the Cabinet must give direction on the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings warning that it will be condemned as complicit if it fails to do so.
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“The cabinet of Kenya is the highest decision-making body. Everyone in this country is aware and discussing this issue of abductions and extra-judicial killings. I have written and said if the Cabinet of Kenya cannot express itself, debate, and give a way forward on this issue then it is at a risk of being condemned as being complicit,” Muturi remarked.
CS Muturi has so far skipped all the three Cabinet meetings chaired by President Ruto this year.
At the same time, Muturi said he would not resign, adding that doing so would go against his principles and the promises made by the Kenya Kwanza administration.
“I consider it morally wrong for me to resign because I am speaking about constitutionalism and against what we as Kenya Kwanza, promised Kenyans would never happen under our watch. Resignation for me would be an act of cowardice and I would be letting the young people down,” he added.
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