Details of 6 Fresh Demands Issued to Ruto After Sacking All CSs
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) on Friday called on President William Ruto to dismiss all Principal Secretaries and revoke the office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary.
In a statement, the Commission claimed the entire state and public service system required a thorough purge.
An audit of capacity and integrity across the public service and a mandatory wealth declaration process were also recommended.
Meanwhile, the Commission termed Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s office as unconstitutional, stating the CS occupied an illegal position.
According to the lobby group, Mudavadi had reached the age of 60 and that he was supposed to resign in line with Ruto’s directive that anyone attaining the age of 60 and above must step down.
Ruto was also urged to take action on the recent ongoing atrocities, including lodging prosecution against some of the outgoing ministers and current security chiefs.
“Those still serving must be ousted. Efforts must be made to blacklist and lustrate those responsible for violations and abuses,” the Commission stated.
The Commission also called on the Head of State to expedite the recalling of all Members of Parliament who voted in favor of the Finance Bill 2024 and dissolve the current legislature.
Ruto was also urged to cap his new cabinet as per the Constitution and to observe the two-thirds gender rule.
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“It must also include a fair number of youth and persons with disabilities, with genuine representation of Kenya’s ethnic diversity,” KHRC told Ruto.
“Every nominee for the new cabinet must be of impeccable integrity, as required by Article 73 of the Kenyan constitution. The vetting process must be rigorous and transparent,” stated KHRC.
The demands by the lobby group come a day after the president dismissed nearly all his cabinet secretaries, retaining the deputy president and the Prime Cabinet Secretary.
While addressing the press at State House in Nairobi, Ruto stated the move was in line with the demands made by Kenyans during the recent nationwide demonstrations.
“Upon reflection and listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said and after holistic appraisal of the performance of my Cabinet and its achievements and challenges,” Ruto announced.
“I have decided to dismiss with immediate effect all the Cabinet Secretaries and the Attorney-General from the Cabinet of the Republic of Kenya except the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs,” he added.
Details of 6 Fresh Demands Issued to Ruto After Sacking All CSs
