National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has clarified that the six Cabinet Secretaries nominated for reappointment by President William Ruto will undergo the same vetting process as the rest of the Cabinet nominees.
Wetang’ula stated that once he receives communication from the Executive regarding the nominations, he will initiate the vetting process.
“If I receive the communication tomorrow, we will publish the names as required under law. The public will be allowed to give views, send memoranda, and any accolades, and we will then set a date for the vetting,” he explained.
The six Cabinet Secretaries nominated for reappointment are Alice Wahome (Lands), Kithure Kindiki (Interior), Rebecca Miano (Attorney General), Aden Duale (Defence), Davis Chirchir (Roads), and Soipan Tuya (Environment).
While Wahome, Kindiki, Duale, and Tuya have retained their previous dockets, Chirchir has been moved from the Energy docket to the Roads docket. Miano was previously the CS for Industry and Trade.
Addressing a press conference, Wetang’ula emphasized that the six nominees cannot be deemed unfit to hold public office solely because they were dismissed from the Cabinet.
“If you read the law properly, persons who cannot occupy public offices are those who have been removed from office on account of violation of Chapter 6 of the Constitution. The six were simply dismissed. There was no allegation of any wrongdoing against them,” he added.
The vetting process will allow the public to provide their views and feedback on the nominees, and the National Assembly will then set a date to conduct the vetting.
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