Abdikadir Mohamed, the former Mandera Central MP and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs advisor, politely declined to take up his new posting as Kenya’s ambassador to South Korea.
Close sources to Abdikadir, who spoke to the Standard, maintained that he declined the position on personal grounds which the President accepted.
The personal grounds included concern for his young family since his children are at delicate stages of their life, career mismatch fears and his passion for the private sector.
Abdikadir made history in 2013 after he became the first Member of Parliment to announce retirement from politics after serving only one term.
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He also served as legal advisor to retired President Mwai Kibaki during the transition period, then later joined by President Kenyatta's camp.
The former lawmaker later teamed up with Isaac Awuondo and chaired the task force on parastatal reforms whose report is yet to be implemented.
In 2015, former Cabinet Minister Chris Okemo also makes the cut having declined his appointment as the Chairman of Kenya Seed Company.
Okemo turned down the job offer, stating that he was facing extradition charges and had to clear his name before taking up any public appointment.
At the time, Jersey Island was seeking to have Okemo extradited over money laundering allegations but he filed an application to quash the request.
Fast forward in 2018, the Court of Appeal granted the Attorney-General powers to extradite Okemo alongside billionaire Samuel Gichuru to the Island of Jersey to face money laundering charges.
Last in the list is former Commissioner of Police Major General (Rtd) Mohammed Hussein Ali who turned down an offer to be nominated as the new Inspector General of Police.
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Reports by the Star revealed that President Kenyatta's senior advisers were of the opinion that Ali's high profile and bold approach was the type of energy the National Police Service needed.
