Woes for state officers who campaigned against Ruto
Woes for state officers who campaigned against William Ruto in the run-up to the August general elections
Woes for state officers who campaigned against William Ruto in the run-up to the August general elections.
Kenya Kwanza coalition-affiliated Members of Parliament (MPs) urged the Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, to dismiss any State officials who opposed President William Ruto’s election.
During the Kenya Kwanza Parliamentary Group on Monday, December 5, the MPs argued that the leaders vouched for the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and his handshake partner, Uhuru Kenyatta should be dismissed.
The MPs also requested that the President and his deputy go after top parastatal officials who are directly supporting anti-Kenya Kwanza campaigns.
According to the sources, the decision was ratified at the closed-door meeting.
Gabriel Kagombe, the MP for Gatundu South, said it would be challenging to cooperate with the provincial leaders who ran opposition campaigns to the current administration.
“How do you work with someone who was just fighting with you in the last few months?” Kagombe wondered.
Sources in the closed-door meeting detailed that several MPs singled out the Rift Valley Regional Commissioner, Maalim Mohamed, and his Wajir counterpart Jacob Narengo.
Others targeted by the move included the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) Director General Silas Kinoti, Trans Nzoia County Commissioner Samson Ojwang, Stephen Kihara of Uasin Gishu, and Erastus Mbui of Nakuru.
However, a section of the MPs agitated for a professional restructuring of the Provincial Administration to prevent instances where State officers become partisan during the election period.
The move was championed despite the DP claiming to have forgiven all State officers who campaigned against Ruto in the August 9 elections.
“Ruto and I are Christians. We do not intend to go after anyone. People went around hurling insults at us, but we have forgiven them.
“We acknowledge that the election is over, and we have work to do,” Gachagua stated on Friday, November 18, while addressing mourners in Tharaka Nithi County.
Rather than firing some employees associated with Raila, the government pressured them into resigning or forming a tribunal to probe their conduct.
Former director of criminal investigations, George Kinoti, and commissioners of the Independent electoral and boundaries commission Juliana Cherera and Justus Nyang’aya resigned from office owing to the pressure and criticism.
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