According to a State House release, the four have been cleared to attend Cabinet meetings from now on. When he appointed 22 people to his Cabinet, President Ruto also named Ms Juma and Ms Chiggai as his advisers, saying their positions were ministerial. Lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi questioned whether the president had been properly briefed on a Supreme Court ruling that banned 'strangers' from attending cabinet meetings. The ruling barred Lieutenant General Mohamed Badi from attending cabinet meetings after President Uhuru Kenyatta issued a presidential order allowing him to do so. Judge Mrima issued an order preventing Major General Badi from attending cabinet meetings, cabinet committees or performing any ministerial functions.

Source: Daily Nation June 30, 2023 01:35 UTC