Monica Juma unfit to hold public Office Kamama

Monica Juma unfit to hold public Office  Kamama

The fate of rejected Secretary to the Cabinet nominee Dr Monica Juma is sealed.

Administration and National Security Committee Chairman Asman Kamama said that the committee expects President Uhuru Kenyatta to nominate another person for the position.

“Dr Monica Juma is unfit to hold any office,” said Kamama. “We expect to vet a new person to take over as the Principal Secretary for Interior.”

Dr Juma is currently the Interior Ministry principal secretary.

The Security Committee rejected Juma’s nomination following a letter she wrote to the National Assembly discouraging MPs from visiting her office to ask for favours from the Interior Ministry.

In the October 2014 letter, the PS said MPs regularly visit her office to request for the transfer of some officers or retention of others in some stations.

Juma, while appearing before the committee, had indicated she wrote the letter in good faith.

“There will be a stalemate if the president resubmits her name,” said Kamama.

According to the parliamentary standing orders, the president can only resubmit Dr Juma’s nomination to the house after 6 months.

The President’s legal advisors are exploring various avenues that can be used to ensure her nomination sails through.

Questions have been raised on the integrity of the National Security Committee that vetted Dr Juma and recommended her rejection to the House plenary.

The National Assembly has been accused of blocking her appointment for plugging the holes that were used to siphon billions of shillings through confidential accounts for political mobilisation.

 

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