New details have emerged about the Attorney General Nominee Rebecca Miano after President William Ruto did withdraw her name in the nominees presented in Parliament for vetting.
According to reports, the new attorney general nominee Rebecca Miano rejected President William Ruto’s offer to work as the Attorney and requested President Ruto to withdraw her name.
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Further reports indicate that Miano requested President Ruto to instead assign her to lighter duties instead of delegating her as the Attorney. The reasons for her rejection are not yet clear as per now.
This comes after President William Ruto reshuffled his cabinet nominees, replacing Aden Duale as the Cabinet Nominee in Ministry of Defence and replacing him with Soipan Tuya who was earlier nominated for Ministry of Environment.
Soipan Tuya who has since broken her silence, has thanked President Ruto for his consideration for the role and will, upon confirmation by Parliament will work for the best interests of the people.
Breaking the news, Parliament Speaker Moses Wetangula said that all nominated members and those reinstated to the roles will undergo vetting, clearing the romours that re-appointed nominees will get a direct ticket.
“The public appointments parliamentary approval act says, the persons to be vetted include those appointed and reappointed. Of course, I heard in a public forum whether persons who have been dismissed qualified to be reappointed. The answer is in the affirmative.”
Wetangula further clarified that unless a CS had been dismissed for violating Chapter Six of the Constitution on leadership and integrity, they had the right to get reappointed back to the cabinet.
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“Therefore, as per the Public Appointments and Parliamentary Approval Act, you will vet them for consideration for a reappointment.”