Minority Leader Junet Mohamed Criticiszes Ruto's Appointment

Minority Leader in the National Assembly, Junet Mohamed, has castigated the appointment of politicians as ambassadors at the expense of career diplomats, citing President William Ruto's latest nominations.

In the recent changes to his administration, President Ruto nominated former Health CS Susan Nakhumicha to serve as Permanent Representative at the UN-Habitat in Nairobi and Peter Tum as the ambassador in Kinshasa, DRC.

James Buyekane and Abdi Fidhow were nominated to serve as Consuls General in Guangzhou, China, and Arusha, Tanzania, respectively.

During the parliamentary proceedings on Thursday, Junet opposed the special motion moved by Mandera East MP Bashir Abdullahi on the nominees' approval, condemning the recycling of politicians in such positions.

Junet highlighted a scenario where diplomats' careers deteriorate due to politicians occupying their positions.

"You cannot be recycling people who have served in a high office and then give them another office. When will career diplomats get a chance to serve in our diplomatic missions?" he posed.

"Every politician or civil servant who has failed is being dumped in a certain mission somewhere in the world. This is demoralizing our career civil servants."

In a surprising twist, Junet dismissed the Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah, who sought a point of order, alleging that he had to take a different opinion on the pertinent matter.

Reflecting on the genesis of the issue, Junet accused the Jubilee regime of recycling failed politicians to diplomatic missions.

He advocated for President Ruto to prioritize career diplomats before considering politicians.