Ruiru lawmaker Esther Gathogo has accused the opposition of pressuring former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru to resign.
Gathogo claims that Waiguru’s resignation was as a result of pressure piled on her by opposition leaders over alleged corruption at her ministry.
The Ruiru MP said the move by Waiguru to resign was majorly as a result of the smear campaign allegedly conducted by the opposition against her over the alleged loss millions at her Ministry.
“It is unfortunate that Waiguru had to resign despite the hard work she has been doing at the Ministry, said Gathongo in briefing with journalists at her office in Ruiru on Monday.
The Ruiru legislator accused the opposition of targeting government’s top performing officials with the aim of making the government weak and non-performing.
She asked Jubilee government to be wary of the alleged scheme by the opposition to frustrate Jubilee's development agenda.
“It is saddening that nothing good has been said about Waiguru despite her rent-less efforts to empower young people,” said the MP.
The Ruiru MP warned against personalising war on corruption and called for objectivity. She raised concerns saying that some selfish politicians were using the war on graft to humiliate top performing government officials.
Over the weekend Waiguru resigned as Devolution Cabinet Secretary citing health issues and frequent attacks on his family by corruption cartels.
The CS asked President Kenyatta to consider her for lighter duties. The Devolution Ministry has been on the spotlight after alleged massive corruption was unearthed.
Already several officials of the Ministry including Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti and National Youth Service (NYS) Director General Nelson Githinji have been charged in court over the loss of Sh791 Million.