This archive report was first published on 5 May 2020.
On May 4, 2020, Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi, a close ally of Deputy President William Ruto, made a bold statement on Facebook, challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta to fire all Kalenjin government employees.
The move comes after a local daily reported that at least four Cabinet Secretaries, majority of whom are allied to Deputy President William Ruto, would be fired in the looming reshuffles.
According to Sudi, the community should not be threatened with a reshuffle, and instead, the President should allow them to provide a list of all Kalenjin professionals serving in his government for him to fire them once and for all.
‘I understand there is a looming reshuffle. I ask the President not to threaten us with a reshuffle, just let him allow us to provide him with a list of all Kalenjin professionals serving in his government for him to fire them once and for all,” the MP said.
Since last year, three Cabinet Secretaries have been fired, including Rashid Echesa (Sports), Henry Rotich (Treasury), and Mwangi Kiunjuri (Agriculture), all of whom were allies of Deputy President William Ruto.
Reacting to the reported reshuffles, Sudi warned that nobody is interested in Uhuru’s government and that the Rift Valley people are ready to pay the ultimate price.
“Uhuru always claims “my government this, my government that”…no one is still interested in his government, let him do what he feels like doing,” the MP added.
