By Antynet Ford
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi conspicuously missed the first cabinet meeting held at the Kakamega State Lodge yesterday.
Muturi who confirmed missing the meeting chaired by president William Ruto did not give his reasons for his absence.
This raised eyebrows as all the cabinet members of the Kenya Kwanza government were present.
Reports indicate that the former Attorney General was not invited to the meeting fueling speculations of a possible fallout between him and president Ruto.
His absence also sparks questions about whether Ruto could be considering dismissing him barely three months after he was appointed to the position.
The latest development comes a week after the CS boldly accused the National Intelligence Services Director General Noordin Haji of allegedly orchestrating his son’s abduction.
A section of Kenyans claim Muturi’s bold criticism against Ruto’s government could have been politically motivated while others alleged his sentiments were due to frustration with the current regime.
Muturi is accused by a section of the Kenya Kwanza politicians of having broken protocol when he called for a national dialogue regarding the alleged abduction of Kenyans and blamed the government for having a hand in it.
Several legislators have called for his resignation before he is sacked even though the head of state has remained numb about it.
“Unfortunately, Kenyans are being abducted, yet there is no action from the police, who have denied any involvement in the abductions,” he said previously.
The remarks by the CS sparked public debate and prompting the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to invite him to record a statement regarding his son to help facilitate ongoing investigations.
In his statement, Muturi said it took the intervention of President Ruto to have his son released after hours of anxiety and fruitless attempts to have senior government officers facilitate the release of his son, who he said a friend at the NIS to him was being held by them.
Muturi said he requested the President to speak directly to NIS boss Noordin Haji, which he did.
“Standing outside the pavilion, I heard the President ask Noordin Haji if he was holding my son, Noordin confirmed, that indeed he was holding my son and the President instructed him to release Leslie immediately. Noordin responded that Leslie would be released within an hour,” Muturi said.
