Sacked Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has asked his supporters to remain calm as they wait for official explanation from State House regarding his dismissal from duties on Friday.
On Friday, through an executive order, President Uhuru Kenyatta relieved off ,Mr Echesa duties, replacing her with Amina Mohammed who was moved from education minister after one year stint.
And at Matungu on Saturday, Echesa however, said the dismissal from cabinet will not affect his life since 'he was doing other things before being appointed' last year.
“I had a life before the Cabinet appointment and I lived among you, so you should not be worried,” he told the mourners.“
We will not accept to let our people to suffer politically and economically. We will continue fighting for our machines in Mumias to start milling again,” said the former CS.
Although for the first time Uhuru announced that he had sacked a minister, no explanation was made further igniting political temperatures in the Western region where Echesa comes from.
The 36-year-old former Sports minister is a close ally of Deputy President William Ruto and it's believed that he's persistent controversy with political leaders could have been the reason behind his predicaments.
Last year, he accused opposition leader Raila Odinga of allegedly plotting to have him kicked out of the cabinet, daring, Odinga, his political mentor to do so.