Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga has slammed President William Ruto’s move to create Chief Assistant Secretary (CAS) positions.
In a statement released on Wednesday, March 1, Raila accused President Ruto of reintroducing the BBI which he had campaigned against in 2022.
“Indeed we are dismayed that William Ruto who campaigned against the BBI on grounds that it was meant to create positions is now busy creating positions that will add no value whatsoever to service delivery and steering the country in the right direction. We reject this total waste of resources, time and misuse of the Public Service Commission.
“After appointing a horde of Cabinet Secretaries and a host of Principal Secretaries through creation of departments and agencies to accommodate friends and failed associates including political rejects, Kenya Kwanza is determined to add another layer of bureaucracy,” read the statement in part.
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The former Prime Minister argued that the creation of the CAS positions is unnecessary, as it would cost taxpayers billions to cater for the expenses of those who will land the positions.
“The new layer of bureaucracy will come with another set of offices, staff, per diems, salaries, and equipment including fuel guzzlers that will consume another set of billions of money from over taxed and suffering Kenyans with no tangible returns,” he stated.
He added, “As a party, we remain opposed to efforts to expand the executive further and create excessive bureaucracy that will add no value to the lives of our people.”
The opposition chief further stated that President Ruto should instead channel the funds that the government will use of CAS to lower the high cost of living among other problems in the country.
“At this moment in our history as a country, we feel every available shilling should be directed at lowering the cost of basic goods like unga, electricity and fuel, financing the basic education of our children, providing water and hay to drought-stricken communities, saving our collapsing public universities, and addressing the problem of insecurity,” Raila added.
