Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale has counselled President William Ruto against sacking Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi.
Speaking in Kakamega on Saturday, February 1, Khalwale asked the president not to give in to the pressure of some of his allies who have been pushing for Muturi's ouster from the government.
Khalwale seemed to suggest that Ruto's popularity would deteriorate further if he chose to send Muturi home at a time when the latter seems to be sharing in the message of the aggrieved public as regards abductions.
The senator elected on a UDA party ticket said Muturi's criticism is constructive and the president ought to reflect on it at the expense of taking offence.
"As a leader who campaigned for the president, I would like to beseech him not to fire Muturi. There are leaders who want the CS to resign. How do you sack a father who is concerned about his child's abduction? The president should not listen to his allies. He should appreciate that people are asking tough questions about abductions, and that does not mean they do not love his government or are accusing it; they are simply asking the head of state to take responsibility to end the abductions trend. Even if I was the president, you would expect me to end abductions, otherwise, why would you have voted for me? Muturi is speaking on behalf of millions of Kenyans who want an end to the forcible disappearances," Khalwale said.
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Muturi has lately been a chief critic of the government over the recent spate of abductions.
He recently challenged Ruto to put an end to the abductions and alleged extrajudicial killings.
Speaking at City Mortuary on Friday, January 31, the CS opined that it was time for the country to take a pause and discuss the recent abductions and subsequent deaths of young people.
According to the CS, it was unfortunate that Kenya was among those countries pushing for peace in DRC yet some youth in Kenya had lost their lives under mysterious circumstances.
"This is a very serious matter and it should actually take the anger of this country because why are we allowing young men and girls to be kidnapped? Only later to be found killed," he lamented.
"Surely, what kind of country are we? And we are pretending to be solving issues in DRC. The number of people who have died is so many and it should prick the conscience of any right thing leader in this country."
On the other hand, he pushed for the police to be accountable for the recent abductions adding that it was wrong for them to state that they did not know what was going on.
Citing the abduction of his son, Muturi wondered what many parents who do not have access to the President would do.
Meanwhile, when asked whether he would resign, he stated that the abductions were a bigger issue that should not matter whether someone is in government or not.
