- He said the House has records of the CSs who were vetted last year by the Committee.
- Junet said that Parliament is responsible for making sure who meets the requirements of being a CS.
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Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has said the vetting committee will grill the CS nominees thoroughly.
This comes after President William Ruto nominated the first batch of 10 Cabinet Secretaries and the Attorney General to the government.
Ruto sent home 21 of his previous Cabinet save for Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
The President said he would nominate more people for the Cabinet in due course.
"This time and this period in Parliament, I want to tell members who are my colleagues that vetting is not going to be business as usual. This time, if somebody is not suitable, capable and doesn't have the capacity, we are going to throw them out. We must do justice to Kenyans. We must do our work properly this time," he said.
He said the House has records of the CSs who were vetted last year by the Committee.
Junet said that Parliament is responsible for making sure who meets the requirements of being a CS.
The Legislator added that Parliament is the only place that will make sure Kenyans get value for their money.
He said that this time round, the Parliament will thoroughly vet the CS nominees.
"I'm prepared to be in the vetting committee to meet you face to face," Junet added.
On Tuesday, the President submitted the names of the 10 Cabinet nominees to Parliament for vetting.
The list was conveyed to the House by Speaker Moses Wetang’ula as Parliament resumed sittings after a month-long break.
“I wish to convey to the House that I have received a message from His Excellency the President, notifying the nomination of various persons for appointment to the Offices of Cabinet Secretaries,” he said.
“In the message, Honourable Members, His Excellency the President conveys that, in the exercise of powers conferred on him by Articles 152(2) of the Constitution, as read together with sections 3 and 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, he nominates various persons for appointment to the aforementioned offices.”
Wetang’ula said he will forward the names of the 10 nominees and their curriculum vitae to the Committee on Appointments of the House for consideration.
“The Committee on Appointments is expected to immediately notify the nominees and the general public, commence the necessary approval hearings and table its report in the House soonest, to enable the House to consider the nominees within the stipulated timelines,” the Speaker said.
He said that the committee is expected, pursuant to section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, to consider the matter and table a report in the House within 28 days.
“It is therefore imperative that the Committee on Appointments immediately commences the process of consideration of the nominees,” Wetang’ula said.