President Ruto Presides Over Swearing In of 50 CASs After Parliament Declines to Vet Them
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- 23 Mar 2023
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President William Ruto is expected to preside over the swearing in of 50 Chief Administrative Secretaries after Parliament declined to vet them.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula cited the lack of constitutional authority to carry out the exercise.
“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,” he said.
As a result, State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed said the head of state had effectively appointed the nominees to various ministries.
“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 Hussein on Wednesday.
The CASs will cost the taxpayer a whopping Sh3.1 billion in salaries only for five years.
Each CAS is entitled to a monthly salary of Sh765,138, a house allowance of Sh200,000 and Sh100,000 entertainment allowance. Read More…
