The former Agriculture Minister, Mithika Linturi, alleged that the current Public Service Cabinet Secretary, Geoffrey Ruku, was paid Ksh5.2 million to push for his impeachment during his tenure as the Mbeere North Member of Parliament.
Speaking during an interview with Weru TV on Sunday, April 21, the former CS strongly castigated Ruku and claimed that he betrayed him despite them coming from the same region.
According to Linturi, the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua summoned Ruku and comforted him about the issue.
"Ruku is a gun for hire. He cannot be trusted; he has no integrity, and he started my impeachment because he was paid 40,000 US dollars to impeach me. You cannot kill your brother to inherit his wife," he said.
"Gachagua summoned him and confronted him, asking him what nonsense he was doing, and he took a list from him with 83 people. Gachagua then called me, showed me the list, and asked me to look at my friends," he said.
Muturi further said that the replacement of the former Public Service CS, Justin Muturi, with Ruku was just meant to fill the position and not to serve the people of Kenya. "You cannot compare the history of Muturi and Ruku," he said.
Reflecting on the current cabinet reshuffles President William Ruto has executed in the recent past, Mithika claimed that the Mount Kenya Region 'is not well represented', saying that those appointed don't have the tenacity to speak up.
"There are some leaders who are acceptable to the people, and there are some who are just appointed to fill in the gap. People who are called and given goodies and just say, Yes, sir, are not people who represent our community; I don't think that we are fully represented," he said.
Reflecting on his removal as a CS, Linturi stressed that he steered the docket diligently, and his impeachment was based on politics and not his performance.
The CS has further refuted claims that there are plans to make a comeback in the Kenya Kwanza Administration government.
"I was not removed because of nonperformance; I believe I did well. Even some of my biggest enemies acknowledged my work, and that should tell you how I worked," he said.
The former CS further claimed that Cabinet Secretaries in the Kenya Kwanza regime frequently lack a say, particularly during appointments.
"Ministers have no power. They do not sign anything. Names are printed on the gazette notice claiming that they made the appointments," Linturi claimed.
