•Sifuna noted that one can be competent for a position but not suitable for it because of integrity issues.
•Azimio MPs have criticized a number of those cabinet nominees while raising questions on their eligibility to hold CS positions.
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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has continued to poke holes into President William Ruto‘s cabinet nominees.
Speaking on Tuesday, he noted that the Kenya Kwanza alliance has a pool of good leaders like the Interior CS nominee Kithure Kindiki.
On the dark side, however, the first-term Senator termed the appointment of former Malindi Mp Aisha Jumwa as the CS nominee for Public Service as a big joke.
“‘There are people in Kenya Kwanza like Kithure Kindiki who are competent for any government position but Aisha Jumwa is a big joke. She is not competent or suitable for any position,” Sifuna added.
Azimio coalition MPs have vowed to be thorough in the vetting exercise of Ruto's cabinet nominees.
The MPs have criticized a number of those cabinet nominees while raising questions about their eligibility to hold CS positions.
The ODM Secretary General further noted that one can be competent for a position but not suitable for it because of integrity issues.
“There are good people in Kenya Kwanza but just by the names he has proposed, it is clear William Ruto wants to run all the ministries because we know the competencies of the people he nominated," Sifuna said.
Sifuna and Jumwa's rivalry dates back to 2020 when they had a nasty exchange during the Msambweni parliamentary by-election campaigns.
This led to the two being summoned by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC).
However, the Senator apologised for the insulting remarks he made against Jumwa saying they were unnecessarily graphic, and adding that he did not intend to advocate for sexual violence.
In the addition to the apology, Sifuna , who is also a lawyer, offered to undertake 50 hours of probono legal services to victims of gender-based violence in 2021.
He made the hateful utterances on December 11, during by-election campaigns in Msambweni, Kwale County.
Jumwa, who was also summoned by NCIC, was also accused of making the same reckless utterances while responding to Sifuna.
NCIC said that the remarks by the two leaders could affect the harmonious coexistence between the communities living in Kwale.