Supkem Tells President Ruto not to bow to pressure while appointing new Cabinet
July 16, 2024
Supkem Tells President
Ruto not to bow to pressure while appointing new Cabinet
The Supreme Council of Kenyan Muslims has urged President Dr.
William Ruto not to bow to intense pressure when he will be appointing the new
cabinet.
The Supreme Council of Kenyan Muslims{Supkem} Western Kenya
region leadership says after the President's recent dissolution of the cabinet, a section
of political class from various communities have begun intense lobbying for
reinstatement of some of the sacked Cabinet Secretaries.
Addressing the press in Kisumu after holding a meeting, Supreme
Council of Kenya Muslims {Supkem} Western Kenya regional Organizing Secretary
Sheikh Juma Musa Asmani said while constituting the new cabinet, President Ruto should not bow to undue pressure to reward political loyalty,
tribalism, cronyism and nepotism that has hitherto led to ethni balkanization
of this beloved country.
He says Supkem acknowledge President’s renewed commitment to
have a competent individuals at the higher echelons of the civil service,
adding that they urge all those who will be appointed to the Cabinet
Secretaries Positions to fulfil their pledges in a transparent and accountable
manner for the sake of all Kenyans.
“However, we are deeply concerned about the heightened
boardroom campaigns and lobbying by the country’s political class who are
mobilizing their communities to campaign for their ‘people’ while others are
insisting on the reinstatement of the Cabinet Secretaries from ‘their
communities,” says part of the press statement to the newsrooms.
At the same time, the Supkem leadership from the larger
Western Kenya Region says that it is the duty of the National Police Service to
provide protection to the Gen Zs who have organized peaceful demonstrations in
most parts of the country today on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
“The Police should provide protection during the peaceful
protests by the Gen Zs to ensure that such demonstrations are peaceful while
also preventing any infiltration by individuals with malicious intentions,”
adds part of the press statement.
They have urged the protestors to be very peaceful and
maintain decorum, adding that they should ensure that other people’s rights are
not violated.
The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims{Supkem} Western Kenya
regional Organizing Secretary Sheikh Juma Musa Asmani was accompanied by Sheikh
Omar Were Almasi, Supkem Coordinator Nyanza region, his Western Kenya region
counterpart Haji Abdi Wafula Swaleh and
Supkem Rift Valley Regional Coordinator Haji Jumbe Omar Ekadel.
President Dr William Ruto last week dissolved the Cabinet
sending the 22 Cabinet Secretaries home and the Country’s Attorney General.
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