The National Assembly has dismissed claims of receiving a letter requesting it to vet four politicians as cabinet secretaries in President William Ruto's administration.
This is after a fake memo went viral claiming that four politicians, including Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, his Nyandarua Counterpart John Methu, KANU leader Gideon Moi and MP Naisula Lesuuda, had been nominated for cabinet positions.
The letter, which has since been flagged as fake by the National Assembly, claimed that the four were nominated by Ruto and were expected to be vetted per the Constitution.
According to the fake letter dated October 30, the vetting of the nominees was expected to be concluded by November 6 to enable further proceedings within the stipulated timelines.
"In line with our constitutional mandate to ensure transparency and integrity in the appointment of nigh-ranking public officials. We hereby submit a list of individuals nominated for cabinet positions with a request for your commission's vetting," the fake letter read.
The fake letter even bore a fake stamp and a signature purporting to belong to the National Assembly Clerk.
The fake letter, which was widely shared on social media platforms for a better part of Friday morning, quickly sparked mixed reactions.
However, the National Assembly on Friday afternoon flagged the document as fake and misleading, urging members of the public to disregard it.
"This document is not from the National Assembly or Parliament of Kenya. It is fake. Kindly disregard it," said the National Assembly clerk.
The clarification comes amid reports of a looming cabinet reshuffle by President Ruto to accommodate Gideon Moi and other KANU luminaries following the party leader's decision to work with the broad-based government.
It also follows Edwin Sifuna's recent pronouncement, in which he publicly announced the Orange Democratic (ODM) Party's stance to continue working with Ruto's administration.
President Ruto has consistently stated his intention to accommodate more leaders into his broad-based administration to foster national unity and inclusivity even as the country gains momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections.
