President William Ruto on Wednesday 22nd appointed the 50 Chief Administrative Secretaries he nominated last Thursday to various Ministries. See the list of the CASs.
In a statement on Wednesday, State House spokesman Hussein Mohamed said the appointment followed a communication from Speaker Moses Wetang’ula that there was no law that required them to be vetted by the House.
The Speaker’s memorandum to the President reads as follows: “The obligation to respect, uphold and defend the Constitution enjoins the House to refrain from assuming and discharging a role that it has not been expressly assigned by the Constitution or written law. In that regard, the National Assembly is unable to vet the nominees in the absence of an express constitutional or statutory requirement to do so”.
Following the referral by the Speaker of the National Assembly, which has found that there is no constitutional or statutory basis upon which the August House can vet the nominees, the Head of State has effectively appointed the nominees to various Ministries as earlier notified.
“TO FACILITATE THE ascension of the Chief Administrative Secretaries to Office, the State Appointees are now scheduled to subscribe to their solemn Oath of Office,” said the State House spokesperson in a press release issued Wednesday night.
The President had nominated the Chief Administrative Secretaries from a list shortlisted by the Public Service Commission (PSC).
President William Ruto today 23rd witnessed the swearing-in of 50 Chief Administrative Secretaries (CAS) at a function in the State House.
By Wanjiru Mbaru