Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has been appointed as acting Cabinet Secretary for the Interior and National Administration Ministry.
President William Ruto under an executive order released on Thursday named Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi as the acting Interior cabinet secretary.
It comes as Kithure Kindiki is set to be sworn in on Friday DP at KICC, Nairobi at 10 am; Mercy Wanjau, the head of assumption of office committee says.
The Prime Cabinet Secretary and the acting cabinet secretary for the Interior and National Administration Ministry at the same time, declared Friday, November 1, 2024, to be a public holiday being the date of swearing in deputy president Kithure Kindiki.
The appointment comes as the former CS of Interior and National Administration Ministry, Kithure Kindiki is set to be sworn in tomorrow on Friday.
It is after the High Court on Thursday lifted the conservatory orders that had curtailed the swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki as the deputy president nominee to replace ousted Rigathi Gachagua.
The three-judge bench composed of Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Mrima and Fridah Mugambi ruled that the conservatory orders would immensely hamper the operations of the government as mandated by the constitution.
In their verdict delivered in Nairobi, the bench also noted the office of the deputy president needs continuity as such, there was no need to have the orders standing.
According to Justice Anthony Mrima, the public interest and constitutional provision demanded that the office of the deputy president should not remain vacant.
Musalia Mudavadi will dispense the roles of the Cabinet Secretary of Interior and National Administration Ministry in an acting capacity as the position awaits to be filled by President William Ruto.
It comes as President Ruto flew to Bujumbura, Burundi to attend the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Kithure Kindiki is set to be sworn in as the new Deputy President tomorrow at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi after the High Court set aside orders barring the ceremony following the impeachment of Gachagua
