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CIC seeks disbandment of ‘rogue’ National Assembly

He adds that Juma can continue to hold office as Interior PS.

President Kenyatta said he was ‘deeply disappointed by the news that the House in which the ruling coalition enjoy an assailable majority had shot down his first appointee since he assumed power in December.

READ: Uhuru ‘deeply disappointed’ with MPs over Juma

He said he was deeply disappointed that the National Assembly had chosen to reject a public officer whom it acknowledged as being highly qualified and competent, and who indeed represents Kenyan professionalism and dedication to service at their best.

“That action denies the President, and the nation, the service of an officer who would have been central to the Jubilee administration’s transformation agenda.”

Former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka condemned the House for disregarding Juma’s record as a public servant whose performance had consistently delivered professionalism, integrity and commitment to the duties of government.

“Indeed she was able to mobilise Africa to support Kenya’s request for deferral of the ICC cases; this is how she earned her recognition in the current government,” Musyoka said.

The National Gender and Equality Commission on its part called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to re-submit Monica Juma’s name to the National Assembly as his Secretary to the Cabinet nominee.

READ: Juma’s rejection affront against women – Gender Commission

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“Juma was sacrificed at the altar of overbearing patriarchy laced with a huge dose of malice. Her rejection therefore sends a perilous signal that women of her stature and calibre are a threat to the status quo by virtue of their gender,” Chairperson Winfred Lichuma argued.

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