Ruto rewards loyalists with committee posts
President William Ruto rewarded loyalists with seats in parliamentary committees. Hefurthermore warned that he will not tolerate the positions being turned into deal-cutting avenues.
The President told MPs who attended the Kenya Kwanza Parliamentary Group meeting he will not entertain any “monkey business”, insisting that transparency and accountability will be a treasured trait.
“The President warned us that it will not be business as usual in various Committees. While citing cases of the last Parliament, the President said these committees are not for advancing individual interests,” one of the MPs who attended the meeting told Nation.
President Ruto used the meeting to rally the Kenya Kwanza MPs to support his legislative agenda.
He is said to have warned them against going against the agreed list, citing the examples of former Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter and his Moiben counterpart Silas Tiren who were kicked out of key committees after they attempted to the President Ruto by fielding themselves as chairpersons without the approval of the parliamentary group.
