Nominated Senator Abshiro Halake has dismissed her appointment to Kenya National Library Services, indicating that her name was erroneously put into the list.
President Uhuru Kenyatta through Sports CS Amina Mohamed on Thursday appointed her to serve at KNLS for a period of three years, a move that raised questions.
But the KANU nominated senator on Friday said her name was erroneously listed, adding that she resigned from the parastatal in 2017 after getting nomination to the Senate.
“Fellow citizens, colleagues, friends and family. Contents of the Kenya Gazette Notice No. 9871 of the 17th October 2019, appointing me to the Board of the Kenya National Library Services (KNLS) has come to my attention.
"I wish to inform that my gazettement as one of the appointees was an error,” said Abshiro in a statement on Friday.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has been subjected to fierce criticism, with a section of social media users accusing him of picking old guards to goverment.
The president’s decision to appoint former Othaya MP Mary Wambui, 69, as chair of the National Employment Board – the agency responsible for tracking employment trends for a youthful Kenya - drew anger from a section of Kenyans who felt slighted by the hire on account of her age and expertise.
The list of the President’s recent appointments is dominated by old men and a handful of women, some of whom served in Government long before a majority of Kenyans alive today were born.
Other recent appointees include; former Vice President Moody Awori, 92, to chair the Sports, Art and Social Development Fund, former Cabinet minister Noah Wekesa, 83, as chair of the Strategic Food Reserve Fund and former Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura, 72, as chair of the Kenya Revenue Authority, among others.