•Labour CS Florence found herself in a tussle with Gatanga MP Edward Muriu over occupancy of a house in Karen
•Kuria has insisted that he will not apologise for his recent slur on the media
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It has been a bee hive of activities as usual for President William Ruto’s Cabinet this week.
From uttering unprintable words to cracking a whip at the National Health Insurance Fund, this is what transpired throughout the week.
Labour CS Florence found herself in a tussle with Gatanga MP Edward Muriu over the occupancy of a house in Karen.
Bore admitted to being at the centre of controversy in the purchase of a house in Karen and sought to put speculation to rest amid sensational media reports on the matter.
In what she termed as dramatised and sensational allegations, Bore disputed the owner's account that she entered into the multimillion house without making any commitment to purchase.
Bore was allegedly given a 24-hour notice to vacate the controversial Karen home.
On Thursday, she confirmed having moved out of the house at night.
She noted that after receiving the deposit refund, she looked for another house and in an hour, she had a new home.
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Trade CS Moses Kuria too was the topic of discussion this week.
The CS has been on the lips of Kenyans, including the President himself and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua after his twitter wars with the media attracted backlash.
Kuria's utterances in an apparent attack against Nation Media Group began following an expose by NTV, a station under the group, where it alleged that Cabinet Secretaries engineered the drop in the price of edible oils, a move that made the taxpayer lose about Sh5.6 billion.
He also threatened that the media organization will not get advertisements from the government.
A word used by the CS on his Twitter account trended in the Kenyan social media spheres for hours.
In a counterattack, Kenya Editors Guild and Kenya Union of Journalists condemned the utterances, with KUJ Secretary General Erick Oduor saying the CS has become a symbol of national shame.
However, Kuria has insisted that he won't apologise for his recent slur on the media.
"I am not apologising. My friend, I have been a media owner before. I have been a writer in your newspapers and all that before," Kuria said.
However, the High Court issued orders stopping Kuria from uttering or expressing any insulting and demeaning words against any Media Practitioner.
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Health CS Susan Wafula on Monday cracked a whip at the National Health Insurance Fund after allegations that some hospitals were defrauding the fund through fraudulent medical claims.
She fired eight NHIF branch managers and faulted cartels for colluding with branch managers to orchestrate the scheme.
The tough-talking CS maintained she will do everything humanly possible to restore salinity in the health sector.
"I have further made a special request to EACC to lias with NHIF and carry out comprehensive investigations to find out how these cartels syphon resources from Kenyans and NHIF specifically and I hope this can be availed within the next seven days," Wafula said.
She further announced that all staff at NHIF will have to undergo a lifestyle audit as the Ministry of Health seeks to combat the problem of fraud.
The exercise that will be conducted by EACC, requires the staff to explain their sources of wealth, which will be expected to be commensurate with their pay.
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki affirmed the government's commitment to eliminate drug abuse and illicit brew trade in the country, particularly in Central Kenya.
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He said the government will continue compensating Internally Displaced People in the country.
Kindiki on Tuesday said compensation of IDPs is a human rights issue hence the matter cannot be closed.
The CS said the compensation scheme will continue for not only the 2017 post-election violence victims but also any other displaced Kenyan.
Last tranche of funds released for IDPs was Sh134.4 million and was distributed to Kisumu and Migori on December 11, 2017.
Going further, Kindiki slammed the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome and National Police Service Commission chair Eliud Kinuthia over public exchanges on police promotions.
He said the verbal exchanges were an attack on the constitutional order, warning that the officers risked being cited for breaching the law on integrity of public officers.
Kindiki who appeared before the National Security committee added the two risk being cited for breach of the Constitution by seeking to resolve a matter beyond their reach by playing to the public gallery.
Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CS Alfred Mutua accompanied President Ruto to Paris, France, for the Global Pact Finance Summit.
Before then, Mutua held productive bilateral consultations with Jamaican foreign CS Kamina Smith, to deepen diplomatic ties and open up pathways for trade and investment within the Caribbean and the neighbouring countries.
The meeting aimed at securing more opportunities abroad for Kenyan products and partnerships.
Mutua said Kenya and Jamaica agreed to expand the existing bilateral frameworks to open up opportunities for Kenyan seafarers in Jamaican cruise ships and Kenyan nurses in the health sector in Jamaica.