Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has said politics is never personal after meeting Public Service CS Aisha Jumwa.
On Saturday, the lawmaker shared a picture of him and the former Malindi MP in Mombasa.
"I ran into Waziri Aisha Jumwa at Mombasa airport and congratulated her for overcoming all obstacles, including those I laid myself, to land the docket," Sifuna said.
Sifuna who doubles up as ODM Secretary general said they had a great laugh with the CS and later went their separate ways.
"We had a laugh and went our separate ways. Haikuangi personal," he added.
The first-term Senator had earlier 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 said last month.
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.
