Activist demands Matiang’i sacking
What you need to know:
- The minister survived another attempt to remove him from office two months ago when MPs dropped an impeachment motion alongside the one for his Devolution counterpart Anne Waiguru.
A fresh call for the removal from office of Information and Communication Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on claims of incompetence and violation of the Constitution has been received by Parliament.
The petition to have the minister sacked is from Mr Adrian Kamotho Njenga who cites 10 grounds for the removal of Dr Matiang’i.
They include insubordination, breach of statute laws and failure to involve the public in ministry affairs.
The petition was received by House Clerk Justin Bundi on Monday.
The clerk has seven days to check the veracity of the petition.
If he finds it permissible, he forwards it to the Speaker who will table it in the House.
Speaker Justin Muturi has in the past directed petitions to relevant committees which then prepare reports for tabling in the House.
Mr Njenga said he had raised the issues with Dr Matiang’i since January but the CS refused to respond.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT
The minister survived another attempt to remove him from office two months ago when MPs dropped an impeachment motion alongside the one for his Devolution counterpart Anne Waiguru.
The new petition comes a week after the High Court quashed the appointments to the Information Communication Authority board set up by Dr Matiang’i.
