Legal heads dissatisfied by recalled CSs, cite unsuitability to hold office

Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi. [File, Standard]

Reappointment of six former Cabinet Secretaries by President William Ruto has been met with criticism.

In his list of 11 Cabinet secretaries announced Friday, Ruto nominated Prof Kithure Kindiki, Aden Duale, Alice Wahome, Soipan Tuya, Davis Chirchir and Rebecca Miano.

But former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) presidents Nelson Havi and Ahmednasir Abdullahi have argued that the six were ineligible to be re-appointed or to hold public office.

"The dismissal from the office of the Cabinet Secretaries means that they are ineligible to hold any public office forever: appointive or elective," said Havi on his X handle.

Abdullahi agreed with Havi, saying Ruto's dismissal of the CSs under the Constitution "implied a grave omission or commission".

"In dismissing his Cabinet, President William Ruto was satisfied that their conduct (and) performance in office of their omissions rose to a constitutional level that warranted their dismissal... that grave omission or commission hasn't been erased or addressed in the past week and can't be addressed in the future," said Abdullahi.