President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani the acting Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury to replace Henry Rotich.

Julius Muia has been appointed the Treasury PS taking over from Kamau Thuge.

PRESIDENT KENYATTA has appointed Ukur Yattani the acting Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury to replace Henry Rotich. Julius Muia appointed PS. pic.twitter.com/Fcg0ubmorQ

— BusinessDaily (@BD_Africa) July 24, 2019

Read a detailed statement from Statehouse below:

“In order to ensure smooth operations and continuity at the National Treasury and in line Ministries following the Court Order affecting the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning Mr Henry Rotich and the Principal Secretary for the National Treasury Dr Kamau Thugge, His Excellency the President has made the following changes to the organization of Government:

(I) Hon. (Amb.) Ukur Yatani Kanacho, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, assumes, in Acting Capacity the Cabinet Secretary responsibility for National Treasury and Planning.

(II) Dr Julius Monzi Muia is appointed as the Principal Secretary for the National Treasury.

(III) Mr Torome Saitoti is appointed as the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Planning.

(IV) Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Gordon Kihalangwa is appointed as the Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Defence. Kanze Dena-Mararo State House Spokesperson

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Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and his PS Kamau Thugge are yet again experiencing another long night in police cells.

This is after they failed to process the Ksh 15 million cash bail court granted them.

Treasury CS Henry Rotich and PS Kamau Thugge to spend another night in police cell after failing to process bail on time.#RotichError

— Daktari Wa Mimea (@KenyanArborist) July 23, 2019

Milimani Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti freed CS Rotich on bail after he pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of corruption in relation to the alleged Sh21 Billion Arror and Kimwarer dams scandal.

East African Community Principal Secretary  Susan Jemtai Koech, former Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) Managing Director  and David Kipchumba Kimosop have also been granted bail.

While granting bail, the court ordered CS Rotich and other suspects to deposit their passports in court and not to interfere with witnesses in the case.

The court also ordered the suspects not to go to their offices unless they are in company of the Investigating Officer (IO).

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Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has maintained his innocence, denying 15 corruption charges.

While appearing before the Milimani Law Courts on Tuesday following his arrest on Monday, Rotich said that he is innocent. 

The CS said that he is only a victim of circumstance. 

Rotich appeared in court alongside Treasury PS Kamau Thugge, East African Community PS Susan Jemtai Koech and former Managing Director KVDA David Kipchumba Kimosop over misuse of public funds in the construction of Arror and Kimwarer dams estimated at a cost of Sh46 billion ($446 million).

The DPP noted that the Treasury borrowed Sh63 billion instead of the earlier indicated amount. It also emerged that there is nothing done on the ground despite the cash having been used. 

The project, which was awarded to Italian construction company CMC Di Ravenna, has stalled despite billions having been channelled towards the same. 

The DPP wants the suspects charged with conspiring to defraud the state the said billions between December 17, 2014, and September 27, 2018. 

The DPP has also asked the court to charge them for failing to comply with the guidelines of procurement and embarking on a project without planning.

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Economist David Ndii has ruled out chances of working for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration as Finance Cabinet Secretary (CS) following the arrest of Treasury CS Henry Rotich.

Mr Rotich could be fired by Uhuru after he was directly linked by DPP Noordin Haji to the alleged loss of billions of shillings meant for the construction of Kimwarer and Arror dams in Elgeyo-Marakwet County.

In April, while responding to calls to sack ministers embroiled in corruption scandals, Uhuru said he will only sack those prosecuted, adding that he will ensure the law is followed.

“I must, however, caution that the pursuit of the corrupt will be undertaken strictly within the remits of the law, and not through vigilante justice and pitchfork protest. Though media narratives rally our resolve as they should, our actions will not be based on condemnation before one has been heard. The cornerstone of our democracy is the rule of law, and the principle of due process is a critical anchor.

Rotich has already been arraigned in court, along with PS Kamau Thugge, a move that could lead to massive changes at the Treasury. 

But Ndii, who supported former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s bid in 2017, maintains that should he be offered the job, he is not ready to be at the helm of the Treasury, arguing that Uhuru’s regime is ‘illegitimate’.

“Public Notice: I’m not available to work for Uhuru Kenyatta’s corrupt illegitimate govt. Those thinking corruption/ economy can be fixed in Treasury are gravely mistaken. National crisis will persist until a financial implosion or Jubilee is out of power whichever comes first,” he said in a tweet.

Public Notice
I’m not available to work for Uhuru Kenyatta’s corrupt illegitimate govt. Those thinking corruption/ economy can be fixed in Treasury are gravely mistaken. National crisis will persist until a financial implosion or Jubilee is out of power whichever comes first. https://t.co/CITItnPmEr

— David Ndii (@DavidNdii) July 23, 2019

Ndii, who is one of the best economists in the country made the statement in response to a netizen who had proposed him for the Treasury job.

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