Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday stepped down as Finance minister, succumbing
to a jinx that has haunted holders of that docket since 1993.
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| Mr Kenyatta |
The Deputy Prime Minister bowed out of his 10th floor Treasury
Buildings office after three years, after the International Criminal Court
committed him to stand trial for crimes against humanity arising from the
2007-2008 post-election violence.
Mr Kenyatta becomes the eighth occupant to leave the office prematurely
since Prof George Saitoti served two terms after which his third was cut short
under pressure from the Bretton Woods over the Goldenberg scandal in 1993.
For Mr Kenyatta, the only saving grace is that he is the only Finance
minister during President Kibaki’s era to quit without the burden of
controversy arising from his operations at the Treasury.
Previously, David Mwiraria resigned over the Anglo Leasing scandal
while Amos Kimunya was shown the red card by Parliament over the Laico Regency
(then Grand Regency) sale to a Libyan company.
President Kibaki on Thursday announced that he had accepted Mr
Kenyatta’s decision to step aside as Finance minister.
However, he said Mr Kenyatta would retain his position of Deputy Prime
Minister “in accordance with the Constitution”.
The President also accepted Francis Muthaura’s request to step aside as
Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Public Service.
Francis Kimemia, the permanent secretary in the Internal Security
Ministry will temporarily hold Mr Muthaura’s position.
Mutea Iringo will succeed Mr Kimemia at Internal Security while Mr
Njeru Githae, also the Nairobi Metropolitan minister, will be the acting
Finance minister.
Both Mr Muthaura and Mr Kenyatta have been under pressure to quit their
positions after they were committed to trial by the International Criminal
Court over the 2007/8 post-election violence on Monday.
Source: Business Daily www.businessdailyafrica.com reported by By Muna Wahome
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