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List of top civil servants who resigned and lost in party nominations

by Enock Ndayala

In February 2021, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered civil servants eying elective seats in the August 9, General Election to resign.

In a notice, issued by the Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua, the president directed those with political ambitions to vacate their offices before February 8.

According to the Kenyan Constitution 2010, all government officers who were eyeing elective seats were to vacate office six months before the election which was on or before February 9.

In February 2021, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered civil servants eying elective seats in the August 9, General Election to resign.
In February 2021, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered civil servants eying elective seats in the August 9, General Election to resign. Photo: PD

However, some of those who resigned could not even secure tickets at the primary to contest in the forthcoming polls even after having splashed millions of their hard-earned money in the campaigns.

Some of those who resigned from their lucrative positions to try their luck in politics but failed to clinch nomination tickets include former Water CS Sicily Kariuki.

Kariuki resigned in February 2021, and reigned to seek Nyanduar gubernatorial seat but could not secure the Jubilee party ticket.

It is the same case for her Devolution counterpart Charles Keter, who resigned to run for the Kericho governor seat but could not secure a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket.

This was after the ruling outfit issued a direct ticket to her bitter rival Nyandarua governor Francis Kimemia.

It is the same case for her Devolution counterpart Charles Keter, who resigned to run for the Kericho governor seat but could not secure a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket.

Walter Mong’are resigned as the Director of Youth and Development in the Office of the President to run for the presidency but was knocked out by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for not meeting the required threshold.

Former Tourism CAS Joseph Boinnet and former CAS Ken Obura were among those who left government jobs for elective seats but lost in the primaries.

Walter Mong’are resigned as the Director of Youth and Development in the Office of the President to run for the presidency but was knocked out by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for not meeting the required threshold. Photo: Standard.

Others who resigned and could not make it to the ballot include John Mosonik, Kiema Kilonzo, Julius Malombe, Odoyo Owidi, and Isaiah Ogwe.

A section of the public servants who failed to reach the ballot are now blaming their parties for scheming their downfall during the nominations through the issuance of direct tickets as well as what they term as ‘Shambolic’ party nominations.

In a report by the Daily Nation, the majority of them said that the requirement for state officers to resign six months before the polls are discriminatory since they are running against sitting leaders, who continue to enjoy the trappings of their offices.

They argued that the requirement should only take effect after primaries are concluded to allow losers to continue with their state jobs.

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