• Uhuru in 2020 transferred the Kenya Meat Commission to the Ministry of Defence, from the Ministry of Agriculture, through an Executive Order.
• He also tasked Major General Mohamed Badi to run the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) the same.
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Defence CS nominee Aden Duale has expressed his reservation on the use of the military in managing civilian institutions.
While making reference to the take over of the Kenya Meat Commission and the management of the city by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Duale said it was a wrong move committed by retired President Uhuru Kenyatta's regime.
"I think it was wrong to bring Kenyan defence generals to run Nairobi, a devolved function. You cannot just wake up and remove a general from the barracks. If that is not checked you'll find a general who will become clerk of the National Assembly or Registrar of the Judiciary,"Duale said.
He said under the Kenya Kwanza administration, these decisions will have to be re-looked into.
The Garissa Town MP stated that the new administration when fully constituted should send back the military personnel back to KDF where they are required to be by law.
"I think going forward, not only the military Mr Speaker, DCI personnel, Intelligence officers who were put everywhere in the last four years, particularly KDF should go back to where the place and space is within the Constitution," Duale said.
He spoke on Monday while facing the parliamentary vetting panel at Town Hall.
Duale is the Cabinet nominee for the Ministry of Defence.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta had a liking for the military and preferred to let army generals revive dead capital-intensive projects.
He said the military was efficient and reasonable in pricing and worked in reference to clearly outlined command.
In 2020, the former President transferred the Kenya Meat Commission to the Ministry of Defence from the Ministry of Agriculture through an Executive Order.
He also tasked Major General Mohamed Badi to run the Nairobi city under the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS).
The service has transformed a number of infrastructure projects in the capital city including building and refurbishing roads and new hospitals in various informal settlements.
The military also worked with the National Youth Service (NYS) and the Kenya Railways (KR) to rebuild the Thika-Nanyuki meter-gauge railway by restoring its embankment.