ODM MP Promises CS Vetting Process ‘Won’t Be Business As Usual‘
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has stated that the vetting committee will question the CS nominees thoroughly.
This comes after President William Ruto nominated the first ten Cabinet Secretaries and the Attorney General to the government.
Ruto dismissed 21 members of his previous Cabinet, with the exception of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
The President stated that he will nominate additional Cabinet members in due course.
This time and this period in Parliament, I want to tell members that vetting of these CSs is not going to be business as usual. This time, if somebody is not suitable, if somebody is not capable, if somebody does not have the capacity, we are going to throw them out. -… pic.twitter.com/rp0GiV29DK
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“This time and this period in Parliament, I want to tell members who are my colleagues that vetting is not going to be business as usual. This time, if somebody is not suitable, capable and doesn’t have the capacity, we are going to throw them out. We must do justice to Kenyans. We must do our work properly this time,” he said.
He stated that the House has records of the CSs who were vetted last year by the Committee.
According to Junet, Parliament is in charge of ensuring that CS candidates meet the necessary qualifications.
The legislator added that Parliament is the only place that will ensure Kenyans receive value for their money.
He stated that this time around, the Parliament will thoroughly vet the CS nominees.
“I’m prepared to be in the vetting committee to meet you face to face,” Junet added.
On Tuesday, the President forwarded the names of the ten Cabinet nominees to Parliament for review.
Speaker Moses Wetang’ula delivered the list to the House as Parliament reconvened after a month-long recess.
“I wish to convey to the House that I have received a message from His Excellency the President, notifying the nomination of various persons for appointment to the Offices of Cabinet Secretaries,” he said.
“In the message, Honourable Members, His Excellency the President conveys that, in the exercise of powers conferred on him by Articles 152(2) of the Constitution, as read together with sections 3 and 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, he nominates various persons for appointment to the aforementioned offices.”
Wetang’ula stated that he will forward the names of the ten nominees, as well as their curriculum vitae, to the House Appointments Committee for consideration.
“The Committee on Appointments is expected to immediately notify the nominees and the general public, commence the necessary approval hearings and table its report in the House soonest, to enable the House to consider the nominees within the stipulated timelines,” the Speaker said.
He stated that the committee is expected to consider the matter and report to the House within 28 days, as per Section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act of 2011.
“It is therefore imperative that the Committee on Appointments immediately commences the process of consideration of the nominees,” Wetang’ula said.
ODM MP Promises CS Vetting Process ‘Won’t Be Business As Usual‘
