Former Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando has criticized Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale for urging Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi to resign over his remarks on abductions.
In a statement on Sunday, February 2, Kabando termed Duale’s position as contradictory, recalling a past incident in which the CS himself faced calls to step down but refused.
“It’s contradictory for CS Duale to urge CS Muturi to resign over his anti-abductions statements. In 2015, Duale said he knew the terrorists who massacred 147 Garissa University students. A team of MPs demanded that he resign as Majority Leader for failing to disclose it. He didn’t,” Kabando said.
Duale has been vocal in his demand for Muturi’s resignation following the CS' recent comments condemning abductions in the country.
In response, Duale emphasized that if a Cabinet Secretary is dissatisfied, the appropriate course of action is to resign rather than engage in public criticism of the appointing authority.
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"So, I really want to tell our colleagues that we must respect you, and if you are very unhappy and you are a CS, the best thing for you to do is to resign. It is not fair for you to engage in a very unhealthy, inappropriate altercation with your appointing authority, the president," he said.
Duale's calls for Muturi's resignation came a day after the Public Service CS challenged President William Ruto to put an end to the abductions and alleged extrajudicial killings after the discovery of Justus Mutumwa and Martin Mwau's bodies.
Speaking at City Mortuary on Friday, January 31, Muturi opined that it was time for the country to take a pause and discuss the recent abductions and subsequent deaths of young people.
He said 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.
"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," he said.
