Matiangi’s Political Clout That Has Made Jubilee Get an Alternative Sacrificial Lamb

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For the better part of this week, talks of a Fred Matiang’i impeachment have dominated Political circles with claims made of how a number of Jubilee MPs are plotting to Impeach Uhuru’s favourite Cabinet Secretary over his alleged role in the Fake Gold Scam.

The talks have been so intense that they caused tension in the Jubilee Party.

It has however emerged that Jubilee MPs have changed tone and have instead turned their attention to Interior PS Karanja Kibicho.

A number of MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto are said to have appended their signatures to the list of those supporting Kibicho’s removal from office.

The MPs, accuse Kibicho of disrespecting Ruto. A proposal to impeach Matiang’i, according to a source privy to the plot, was dropped after it was noted it has a number of political ramifications that could affect Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid.

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The revelations came as Leader of Majority in the National Assembly Aden Duale dismissed reports of plans to impeach Matiang’i.

Duale said even though MPs had powers to table any motion in Parliament to have a Cabinet Secretary removed, they are aware they must conform to the requirements of the Constitution.

“As the Leader of Majority and the spokesperson of the Jubilee Party and the person who is the link between the Executive and the Legislature, there exists no impeachment motion going on within the precincts of Parliament on any minister including Matiang’i,” he said.

“I am advising Mbadi that we should not politicise the war against corruption. Let him not drag people’s names including that of Matiang’i in this gold scandal.”

Duale said it was laughable that Leader of Minority John Mbadi was defending Matiang’i yet his party does not have the numbers to save the CS in case of an impeachment motion.

He said Jubilee is the only one with such powers as it commands a majority of members in the House.

Duale said the party will not allow any of their members to table a motion to have a Cabinet secretary or a civil servant removed from office arising from political interests.

On Monday, Mbadi, who is also the national chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), claimed there was a plot by Ruto allies to initiate an impeachment motion against Matiang’i over the fake gold scandal.

According to Mbadi, the MPs wanted to impeach the CS for alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office in relation to claims of involvement in the fake gold saga.

“The target of Ruto and his team is one Fred Matiang’i. I have information that two nondescript MPs – one from South Rift and another from Murang’a county — have been tasked with the responsibility to draft an impeachment motion against Fred Matiang’i for his removal from office,” said Mbadi.

Yesterday, a number of MPs allied to Ruto said Matiang’i seems to enjoy a large political clout nationally which could turn out to be detrimental to the DP’s political career.

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They also noted that their plans could become a cropper because of the support Matiang’i appears to enjoy in Parliament across the political divide.

Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Arama and his Alego-Usonga counterpart Samuel Atandi claimed that Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro was spearheading efforts to collect signatures in support of the anti-Kibicho motion.

“We had targeted Matiang’i but we have now decided to go for Kibicho who is the source of the problems. We cannot allow him to get away with all these issues,” said Arama.

He, however, cautioned that any move to impeach Matiang’i could imperil Ruto’s political fortunes in Gusii.

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