Sunday, February 2, 2025 - Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has defended Public Service Cabinet Secretary, Justin Muturi, who faces calls for resignation from President William Ruto’s allies.
Muturi has been critical of the Government over rising
abductions and killings of young Kenyans.
Speaking on Saturday, February 1st, Khalwale
cautioned Ruto against sacking him, attributing Muturi’s frustration to his
son’s abduction and urged the President to ignore political pressure and avoid
politicizing the issue.
"I would like to tell you that there are people who
want to incite you about Justin Muturi.
“His son was abducted. As a parent, if your child is
abducted you would not be happy either.
“Now that Muturi is angry and wants to know who kidnapped
his son, people are saying 'Muturi must resign' 'Muturi must be sacked',"
Khalwale said.
Rather than targeting Muturi, Khalwale, who is the Senate
Majority Whip, asked the president to take personal responsibility to end the
rising cases of abductions.
"How do you sack a father because he is concerned about
the abduction of his son?
“I would like to urge President Ruto to not listen to
naysayers and fire Justin Muturi as CS.
“The most important thing you can do as the President is
listen to the people who want you to take responsibility and ensure the trend
of abductions comes to an end," the Kakamega Senator added.
The vocal Senator also fiercely rebuked Majority Leader
Kimani Ichung’wah for demanding Muturi’s sacking.
"I see young people like Kimani Ichung'wah and others
are the ones telling the President to 'put petrol in the fire' and kick Muturi
out.
“No, Muturi is speaking on behalf of millions of Kenyans who
want abductions to end," Khalwale asserted.
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