By JOHN NGIRACHUMore by this AuthorThe opposition and the ruling party are headed for a clash over the vetting of nominees to the Cabinet, with the National Super Alliance demanding fresh interviews for ministers retained. “He or she may also be reassigned within the Cabinet.”The Garissa Town MP added that the approval of a Cabinet secretary was not limited to a particular portfolio but to the office. FRESH APPROVAL“As such, reassignment to a different portfolio does not change the nature and functions of the office of a Cabinet secretary hence discounting any need for fresh approval. Mr Duale added that a change in the presidency does not affect the tenure of the Cabinet secretary unless he or she resigns or the incoming president dismisses them. In President Kenyatta’s first term, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Monica Juma’s nomination as Secretary to the Cabinet was rejected by the National Assembly.

Source: Daily Nation January 08, 2018 20:48 UTC