Raila Demands Resignation of 2 CSs
Raila Demands Resignation of 2 CSs
The head of Azimio, Raila Odinga, asked on Monday that two Cabinet Secretaries in President William Ruto’s administration quit in response to the contentious government-to-government gasoline dispute that involved two Gulf companies.
Raila demanded the resignations of Treasury Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u and Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir during a press conference, citing the deal as having failed.
The leader of Azimio said that the government-to-government oil sale was a plot to steal money from the public coffers in violation of the law. In order to accomplish this, Raila requested that the two CSs be summoned and questioned by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
“They spent far more money than Parliament had authorized in addition to stealing from the consolidated fund.” They need to be prosecuted in addition to resigning.
“Mr. Chirchir and National Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung’u have certainly committed criminal offenses, abused office, and gone scot-free against the constitution.
The opposition principal further dismissed criticism directed at him by President Ruto maintaining that the deal had not achieved its intended purpose which was to lower fuel prices and ease pressure on the Kenyan Shilling.
Raila further took cue from Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah and accused senior government officials of withdrawing Ksh 17 billion unconstitutionally, an amount which he claimed was directly related to the fuel deal.
He further poked holes in the Ksh17 billion fuel importation saga involving businesswoman Ann Njeri Njoroge and questioned the whole process of authorizing the ship to depart from its origin, its docking, and offloading.
”For a ship to leave one port for another, loaded with goods it has to get a letter from the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum indicating that the ship is authorised to carry and offload,” Raila stated.
In addition, Raila demanded that the government produce documentation substantiating the assertions made by President William Ruto and other high-ranking government officials that the petroleum sale was conducted in Kenyan Shillings. He continued, “This government has fed Kenyans so many false narratives that the only thing that will enable the nation to distinguish reality from fiction is documentary evidence.” On Sunday, President William Ruto rejected a previous Raila report that raised concerns about the gasoline contract. The President of State said that the procedure was open and transparent and challenged Raila to support his claims.
