- Sources at State House told the Star the former MP's name was included in the earlier gazette notice by mistake.
- Kemosi did not appear for vetting and instead wrote to the Defence Committee citing compelling “personal and family matters”.
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Belgut MP Nelson Koech has absolved President William Ruto and Parliament from any blame over the inclusion of Vincent Kemosi's name in the list of appointees for ambassadorial jobs.
Koech instead said the officers who printed the gazette notice with Vincent Kemosi's name should account for their mistake.
Highlighting the gravity of the error, the legislator termed it an act of omission which happened accidentally.
“He (Kemosi) should be an eye-catcher for someone who was trying to send the names that Kemosi did not come for interviews and of course, he had declined the nomination by the President,” he said.
Koech emphasized the need for accountability, asserting that the responsible officers should be held liable for the oversight.
“Someone should have noticed it,” he remarked.
He clarified that once they concluded the process in Parliament they submitted the list to the office of the President (State House) before being submitted through the head of public service to the government printers for publication.
“It has nothing to do with the President,” he said.
"It is a terrible mistake. It was a concern to many people; they reached out, and even in WhatsApp groups you could see it being shared that the president had appointed someone who declined the offer.”
Aldas MP Adan Keynan voiced similar concerns saying the inclusion of the name is a serious mistake.
Kemosi’s name had been included in the list of appointed envoys in Gazette Notice No. 5162.
It was, however, revoked later.
Sources at State House told the Star the former MP's name was included in the earlier gazette notice by mistake.
Ruto had nominated him as Kenya's High Commissioner to Ghana but declined to take up the job.
He did not also appear for vetting and instead wrote to the Defence Committee citing compelling “personal and family matters”.
“I wish to inform you that I will not appear before the said Committee at the time and the venue specified for a formal hearing,” the letter read.
“This has been occasioned by my personal and compelling family matters which after taking into consideration do not allow me to take up the position as the High Commissioner to Ghana as nominated by President on March 9, 2024.”