Wednesday, September 25, 2024 - The newly appointed Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs, Wycliffe Oparanya, has insinuated that he was forced by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to be in President William Ruto’s cabinet.
Speaking on Monday, September
23, Oparanya stated that his first action upon learning of his nomination for a
CS position was to contact Raila Odinga who was then Orange Democratic Movement
(ODM) party leader.
Unaware of how his name ended up
on Ruto's CS nomination list, he began explaining to Raila that he had no
intention of working with the Kenya Kwanza regime.
“I sent a message to Baba
telling him that I did not agree to be a Cabinet Secretary in Ruto's
administration. Baba was in Dubai at that time," Oparanya said.
He added that this was when he
realized Raila had presented his name to Ruto for a ministerial position
without informing him or other ODM members nominated to Ruto's Cabinet.
"He knew I would reject the
job if he told me. We were not consulted, “he added.
However, he said he accepted the
job after a wide consultation with Baba and his close family members.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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Nonesence. Did he not convert the bribe into a loan so that he does not miss out on the job? Turn coat
ReplyDeleteHahaha. Kenyan politicians are an interesting lot. One can be appointed CS or any other position in government, but the appointee has free will to accept or decline. Even in the Church that is the norm. A catholic priest is appointed a bishop, but he has to consent for him to be consecrated. If he declines, the appointment process of another candidate begins. In other words, this story is hot air
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