DAILY POST: Shock as RICHARD ECHESA ask UHURU to explain why he kicked him out of the Cabinet like a dog on Friday – I need answers Politics 01:04
Sunday March 3, 2019-Former Sports and Culture Cabinet Secretary,
Richard Echesa, has finally spoken about his ouster from the Cabinet on Friday.In a gazette notice dated March 1, President Uhuru Kenyatta sacked Echesa and appointed Ambassador Amina Mohamed as his replacement. Amina’s Education docket was taken by Prof George Magoha, who is a renowned scholar and academician. Speaking in Matungu on Saturday, Echesa insisted that the president did not give any explanation and that he learnt his predicament on TV just like any Kenyan.
“It’s the prerogative of the President to reorganise his Cabinet the way he wants.
Constitutionally, the President has the mandate and power to hire and fire,” Echesa said. “The President knew why he appointed me to serve and I believe he had a reason to ask me to step aside,”Echesa added. Media reports on Saturday indicated that Uhuru could sack more ministers with sources indicating that five are on the radar of National Intelligence Service (NIS) for graft related scams.
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