Ex-CS Sicily Kariuki Unveils Shocking Assassination Plot Against William Ruto in Explosive Memoir: ‘Breaking Illusions’
Former Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki asserts in her latest book that the dramatic allegations in 2019 regarding a meeting among Cabinet Secretaries planning the assassination of Deputy President William Ruto were born out of power struggles between President Uhuru Kenyatta and the camp of his deputy.
It was reported that Ms. Kariuki had allegedly conspired with two members of her Cabinet to scheme against current President Ruto.
She describes a call from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) on the matter as “not only a shocker but unthinkable” and “in fact, the most serious allegation any human being can ever be accused of!”
In her recently launched memoir, Breaking the Illusions, unveiled in Nairobi yesterday, she expresses ongoing confusion regarding the assertions made to this day. She conjectures that such claims may be indicative of the strained relationship between the highest-ranking figures in the presidency.
“To date, I don’t know the truth. I have never discussed this matter with either Mr Kenyatta or Dr Ruto. All I know is that I became a victim of a political relationship gone bad! I know that politics can be dirty and leave innocent souls hurt when one is used as collateral,” she writes.
She describes her visit to the DCI headquarters with two colleagues from the CSS. However, she opted not to provide a statement since there was no official complaint lodged.
“The only record was a letter that was circulating on social media. We pressed the detective to authenticate it for us to record the statement. He further said the DP had called him on the phone to register his concern, which is what prompted them to ask us to come and record statements,” Ms Kariuki recalls.
The book also discloses that Mr. Kenyatta tended to place vague phone calls to his close associates before finalizing Cabinet appointments and restructuring.
She mentions that the ex-president would reach out, appearing to engage in friendly conversation. Recalling a specific instance from January 2018, just before he announced his Cabinet for the second term, they shared New Year greetings during one such call.
“This call, just two hours before the Cabinet announcement, puzzled me. Why the friendly call and the greetings? Why today? Was he preparing me not to panic? Why such a significant announcement only two hours later?” she writes.
Also, in January 2020, before he made a reshuffle, he called her and simply exchanged pleasantries. “I sensed that he was preparing me for something. I shared this with my husband,” she writes.
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Mr. Kenyatta would reach out to his ministers whenever news of a corruption scandal surfaced. Ms. Kariuki discloses that on at least two occasions, he personally contacted her to inquire about her stance on allegations of misconduct that he had been informed of.
She goes ahead to suggest that during her tenure at the Health ministry when she was fighting hard to stop pilferage of public funds, some “cartels” might have fed the President with wrong information about her, which led to him calling her.
“I had a reason to believe that the so-called cartels had lied to the President, as I was pulling the noose too tightly around their necks. I was, however, not ready to give in to intimidation,” writes Ms Kariuki.
Ms. Kariuki observes that the situation is not improved by the fact that Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) are not directly involved in financial affairs within their ministries, yet they face the consequences of any allegations of misconduct. Following that incident, she did not remain in the Health ministry for an extended period, admitting that she felt a sense of relief upon being transferred to the Water docket.
In another instance, Ms. Kariuki admits to being responsible for halting a performance by Congolese singer Koffi Olomide in 2016, following his involvement in a dispute with one of his ensemble members.
Ms. Kariuki amusingly shares the various nicknames she acquired as a result of her straightforward work style, including “Thatcher” (inspired by the British Prime Minister) and CoB (stemming from her habit of requesting updates by the end of the business day).
She also reveals that after her two failed impeachment attempts in Parliament, some MPs later approached her “to offer apologies for bearing false witness against me”.
Ex-CS Sicily Kariuki Unveils Shocking Assassination Plot Against William Ruto in Explosive Memoir: ‘Breaking Illusions’
