Senator Kimani Wamatangi has lashed out at opposition leaders questioning the recent state appointments made by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Addressing residents at Kiambu town on Tuesday, Wamatangi dismissed claims by some opposition leaders that parastatal appointments made by Uhuru last week were considering certain tribes and sidelining others.
He said that claims by the opposition leaders are untrue and meant to make the government look bad among Kenyans.
Wamatangi said that parastatal and government appointments are done based on merit adding that people’s tribes play a small part.
“It is unfortunate that some people are questioning the President parastatal appointments terming them as tribal,” he said.
Wamatangi stated that individuals appointed to head parastatal organizations and other government offices work for Kenyans and not their tribes.
The Kiambu senator said that its time leaders put aside their tribal interests and affiliations and work towards a common goal of bettering the country.
Last week president Kenyatta made several appointments in government including that of Former Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia who was appointed as the chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation, businessman Chris Kirubi as chairman for Brand Kenya, former police commissioner Hussein Ali as NGO coordination Board chairman and former Industrialization minister Henry Koskey as chairman for Tourism Fund among others.
Some of the appointments elicited reaction from a section of leaders allied to the opposition and Kenyans which they perceived as tribal.