MPs threaten to impeach CS Muturi for 'inciting Kenyans against Gov't'

Members of the National Assembly have demanded the resignation of the Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi whom they accuse of inciting Kenyans against the government.

The MPs have threatened an impeachment motion against the CS for accusing the Director General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Noordin Haji, of being the "abductor-in-chief."

The legislators spoke during a special sitting of the National Assembly that saw them approve three Cabinet Secretary nominees allied to retired President Uhuru Kenyatta for appointment after their vetting on Tuesday.

Mutahi Kagwe was cleared for the agriculture docket, William Kabogo for ICT, and Lee Kinyanjui for the Investments, Trade, and Industry Ministry.

During the session, the MPs sensationally claimed Muturi is playing to the gallery after being demoted in Cabinet.

"It is sad that some CSs are now playing to the public gallery, exciting emotions on the basis of ethnicity and regions they come from,” said National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah.

Minority Leader Junet Mohamed added, “If my son is arrested, I should also tell the country why he was arrested… why wait for seven months to say those things?"

The MPs, who claimed Muturi’s actions were caused by his disquiet over his demotion in Cabinet, called for his resignation while threatening an impeachment motion against him if he stayed on.

"The honourable thing for a CS to do is to resign. If you feel you have been reassigned to another docket lower than what you had, resign! We know you are almost being fired and you wanted to keep stealing,” Ichung’wah stated.

Junet on his part said, "Nothing stops us from bringing an impeachment motion against you…"

Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi, in a thin-veiled comparison of Muturi to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, added: "There is a chief in Mathira who was inciting Kenyans and was fired."

Muturi has this week hit the headlines after spilling the beans and linking NIS boss Haji to a string of abductions, including that of his son, Leslie Muturi, at the height of the Gen Z-led protests.

The House will now remain adjourned until next month when the legislators resume sittings after a long recess.