On Wednesday, October 16, Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja weighed in on the appointment of former Othaya MP Mary Wambui as the chairperson of the National Employment Authority.
Sakaja took to Twitter to register his disapproval of the appointment of Wambui as the chair of the parastatal charged with formulating policy and regulating matters relating to employers and employees in the country with special focus on the youth.
The Nairobi senator tweeted his views from Belgrade, Serbia where he is representing Kenya in the ongoing Parliamentary Union Assembly.
"Honoured to represent Kenya during the ongoing Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia. Nimewawakilisha poa sana hata kama ile mambo ilifanyika juzi haikutubamba (I have represented you well even if the Monday appointment did not amuse us)," Sakaja tweeted.
The bill that gave birth to the National Employment Authority was Senator Sakaja's brainchild, established by an act of Parliament in 2016.
When Sakaja came up with the bill, he hoped the authority would provide an institutional framework for employment creation, especially for the youth.
The bill by Sakaja landed President Uhuru in Kenyans bad books after his Labour CS Ukur Yattani appointed, 69-year-old Wambui to head the NEA.
Immediately after the gazette notice was made public, Kenyans took to social media to post their criticism, taking a swipe at the president and his appointee.
Nominated Senator Millicent Omanga, lawyer Donald Kipkorir and exiled attorney Miguna Miguna publicly registered their disapproval of Wambui's appointment through their social media accounts.
After Wambui broke her silence over the public outcry and defended her appointment, President Kenyatta jumped to Wambui's defence and asked the youth to respect women and their leaders, while addressing residents of Syokimau on October 16.
