Involvement of CSs in Raila campaigns stirs legal debate

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga (second right) with, from left, Interior PS Karanja Kibicho, ICT CS Joe Mucheru and his Agriculture counterpart Peter Munya during the Mt Kenya Leaders Forum meeting at Safari Park Hotel on December 8 last year. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Legal experts have warned that Cabinet Secretaries who are campaigning have unwittingly created grounds for a presidential petition should their preferred candidate win.

The recent appointment of four CSs as part of the campaign team of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya flag bearer Raila Odinga has reignited debate over the legality of their involvement in politics.