Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has claimed that Cabinet Secretaries in the Kenya Kwanza government frequently lack autonomy, particularly during appointments, reinforcing earlier statements from former Attorney General and CS Justin Muturi.
Speaking during an interview at Weru TV on Sunday, Linturi recalled an instance where an appointment he had made to the Pyrethrum Company of Kenya (PCK) was revoked in a gazette notice without his knowledge.
According to the former CS, he had made the decision to extend the appointment of the director of the parastatal on a Wednesday, but the gazette notice on Friday revoked the appointment.
This was despite the CS using his office to confirm to the director that his tenure would be extended. "Ministers have no power.
