Sicily Kariuki, Obure latest to quit government

Water and Sanitation Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki and Transport Chief Administrative Secretary Chris Obure are the latest public servants to quit from the government.

The two announced their resignations on Wednesday, February 9, which is the deadline set in the Elections Act, 2011 for public servants seeking elective positions to step down from government.

Kariuki announced that she will be seeking the Nyandarua Governor seat.

Her decision, she said, follows months of consultation with the people of Nyandarua.

"This follows months of hearing the people of Nyandarua who have come to trust me to accelerate development in the great county of Nyandarua and whose potential remains untapped," Kariuki said.

She becomes the fourth CS to resign from office after Charles Keter (Devolution) Adan Mohamed (EAC) and John Munyes (Petroleum) ahead of the August 9th polls.

Obure, on the other hand, is seeking to succeed Kisii Governor James Ongwae who is serving his final term.

He said he is best suited to become Kisii's second governor given his immense experience in the public service.

"In 2013, we wanted a governor to put systems in place. I believe Ongwae has done that and what Kisii wants now is a manager," Obure said at a press briefing at his office.

Obure was Kisii's pioneer senator between 2013-2017 and was instrumental in ODM's campaigns in the region.

Industrialization CAS Lawrence Karanja also resigned as he plans to vie for Nakuru governorship.

Devolution CS Charles Keter resigned on Tuesday to vie for the Kericho Governor's seat.

"I am resigning from my office in government to focus my energy on contesting for the seat of the county of Kericho," he told a press conference at Treasury buildings.