Two Cord MPs have criticised Tuesday’s Cabinet reshuffle by President Uhuru Kenyatta terming it a public relations gimmick in the fight against corruption.
On Wednesday, they also said the reshuffle does to reflect the face of Kenya claiming it is dominated by two tribes.
The duo, John Mbadi (Suba) and Fred Outa (Nyando), said Kenyans should not expect better service delivery from the newly constituted Cabinet.
Uhuru increased the number of ministers from 19 to 20 and that of principal secretaries from 26 to 41. He replaced Anne Waiguru, who had resigned from the Devolution and Planning ministry on Saturday with former assistant minister Mwangi Kiunjuri.
Kericho Senator Charles Keter was nominated to head the Energy docket replacing Davis Chirchir who was on suspension.
The President also named Malindi MP Dan Kazungu as the CS for Mining, taking over from Najib Balala who was moved to Tourism.
On his part, Outa said the reshuffle is purely meant for “own convenience’ to President Uhuru and his deputy William Ruto.
He said Kenyans need better service delivery and action in fighting corruption, not more directives of public relations.
“How can you purport to be fighting corruption yet those who surround you are facing corruption allegations. The Cabinet he constituted is a flop,” Outa said.
Mbadi, the national ODM party chairman, said some of the CSs retained have unanswered corruption cases and should have been sacked if the government is genuinely fighting graft.
The President made the changes on the basis of improving efficiency in service delivery but that will not be achieved with some of CS nominees, he said.
“Some of the CSs ought to have resigned over incompetence and corruption allegations,” Mbadi said.
The ministries undertaking devolved functions should have been scrapped to help reduce the wage bill and protect Kenyans from heavy taxation, he added.
He also accused the President of crippling the implementation of the two-third gender rule by reducing the number of female CSs from six to five.
Those freshly appointed to the new government now face vetting by Parliament.
The MPs were addressing the press.