Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has revealed that his continued absence from Cabinet meetings since his explosive press briefing on January 12 is of his own volition.
Speaking during a recent interview at Citizen TV, Muturi noted that although cabinet meetings are mandatory, he had requested to be excluded from the meetings until an agenda was tabled to the cabinet to debate the issue of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.
“In my case, I have written and sought to be excused from attending cabinet meetings unless the agenda of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the country is formally tabled before the cabinet through a cabinet memorandum so that the cabinet, as the highest decision-making body, is able to express itself and give the country the way forward,” Muturi noted.
CS Muturi says he will not be resigning. Photo: Courtesy.
The CS went on to acknowledge President Ruto’s promise to end extrajudicial killings while speaking in Homa Bay in December 2024.
However, he noted that no clear directions to the relevant CSs were issued to detail a cabinet memorandum to discuss the issue formally.
Since his explosive press briefing on January 12, Muturi has skipped three cabinet meetings, a decision that has since been subject to speculation.
During the briefing, Muturi criticised Ruto’s administration, which he serves in, for the rampant forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings that have been plaguing the nation for months.
The briefing was necessitated by the alleged disappearance of his son during the June Gen-Z protests.
After the press briefing Muturi shared a statement narrating the hours his son had spent in captivity, alleging that the Director General of NIS Noordin Haji was behind the forced disappearance.
According to the CS, his son was released after the president made a call to the NIS boss.
Talking of resignation, Muturi maintained that he will not step down for speaking out on matters of constitutionalism.
He moreover noted that resigning would go against his principles and the promises made by the Kenya Kwanza administration.
