- Ruto’s remark came after a section of leaders appealed to him to reward some of the leaders who supported him.
- He spoke during an event in Tana River.
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President William Ruto on Thursday asked his Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs) to be patient even as he signalled that he could appoint them to other positions should the courts block them permanently.
The President told the 50 officers whose appointment was quashed by the court that he would work with them.
“I am going to work with all these leaders to steer our country forward. There is nothing lost, let us be patient my friends,” Ruto said during an event in Tana River.
He is on a five-day tour of the Coast.
Ruto’s remark came after a section of leaders from the county led by Governor Dhado Godhana appealed to him to reward some of the leaders from the region who supported him but are currently jobless.
There has been anxiety among the CASs on the fate of their jobs after the High Court blocked their appointments terming the position as unconstitutional.
The officers who had individually been enjoined in the case have already moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge the decision that quashed their appointments.
Ruto nominated for appointment on March 16, some 50 nominees for the positions against 23 vacancies.
They were appointed on March 23 after the National Assembly declined to vet them.
Some of the CASs include former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero, ex-MPs Fred Outa and Nicholas Gumbo, Digital strategist Dennis Itumbi, Wilson Sossio, Millicent Omanga, Cate Waruguru among others.
The appointment of the CASs was suspended after the Law Society of Kenya and the Katiba Institute challenged the President’s move on the grounds that the law only allowed him to appoint 23 CASs rather than 50.