The National Assembly Committee on Appointments has accepted 19 candidates proposed by President William Ruto to fill Cabinet positions in the Kenya Kwanza Government.
The clearance, read by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, comes just days after the Cabinet Secretary nominees were reviewed by the Committee on Appointments. READ FULL STORY
CS nominees approved by the committee include Kithure Kindiki, Debra Barasa, Alice Wahome, Julius Migos, Soipan Tuya and Andrew Karanja.
Others are Aden Duale, Eric Mugaa, Davis Chirchir, Margaret Ndung’u, John Mbadi, Salim Mvurya and Rebecca Miano.
Opiyo Wandayi, Kipchumba Murkomen, Hassan Joho – Mining, Alfred Mutua, Wycliffe Oparanya and Justin Muturi were also approved.
Stella Soi Langat’s’s nomination was rejected.
The report to be tabled on the House floor will include recommendations for each nominee, as well as the minority report.
Once tabled, the plenary can debate the report and then vote on each nomination to accept or reject.
According to reports, the majority of committee members agreed to approve all nominations for appointment.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, who chairs the committee, revealed that they got over 1,300 submissions from Kenyans who expressed concerns about some of the CS nominees.
Hundreds of them, he claimed, were rejected because they included insults to the nominees, while others were repeated.
Those who brought the petitions also failed to follow the required submission process of an affidavit explaining why they oppose the nomination of certain individuals.
The report will be tabled as a special motion under National Assembly Standing Order No. 61.
The motion to be disposed of by the speaker will seek a House resolution to approve an appointment in accordance with Part XI of the public appointment approval process.
Parliament has 28 days from the date of notification of nomination to resolve the subject.
If by the end of this period, the House has not accepted or rejected a candidate’s nomination, the nominee is presumed to have been approved.
Once approved, the names will be sent to the president for appointment.
If parliament completes the procedure Thursday, the nominees would most likely be sworn in on Friday. If a nomination is rejected, the president must propose a replacement nominee.
