President William Ruto has defended the appointment of 50 Chief Administrative Secretaries to his administration.
Speaking during a round table with journalists at State House, Nairobi, the head of state said appointing the CASs was his decision as he needs more workforce to deliver his mandate.
"The agenda I have, which is to push our country forward needs more hands, I need more minds to work better," he said.
Ruto said there is a need for them to be in office, adding that there is a lot of work that needs to be done.
"My deputy sleep in his office, even the Prime Cabinet secretary has been working, if you look at him he has lost some weight," Ruto said.
The CASs were appointed after the courts trashed a case filed by LSK challenging the creation of the position.
Justice Monicah Mbaru, of the Employment and Labour Relations Court, noted in her ruling that the PSC followed requisite legal procedure in establishing the office, including holding public participation.
The court did not, however, cap the number of individuals who should be hired for the position of Chief Administrative Secretary.
There is equally no law that limits the number of CASs a president can nominate.
This could be the lacuna that left room for Ruto to increase the number of CASs from 23 that were appointed by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta in the Jubilee government where he served as Deputy President.
The PSC directed that CASs be hired under job Group CSG 3, putting them on the same salary scale as Permanent Secretaries.
