A Member of the Makueni County Assembly has resigned from his elected position in a rare political development.
In a statement on Tuesday, November 17, the office of Makueni County Speaker disclosed that Kitise/Kithuki Ward Representative Kelvin Mutuku tendered his resignation effective immediately.
Mutuku made the move in preparation for his appointment as the County's Clerk.
"The office of the Hon. Speaker has this morning Tuesday, November 17 at 8:30 am received a resignation letter from Hon. Kevin Mutuku," read the report in part.
In his elected capacity, Mutuku served as a Chairperson of the Chairpersons' Panel Committees.
The county's speaker hailed him as a diligent worker with interests in the functioning of the executive.
"Hon Kevin Mutuku was a dedicated member of the Chairpersons panel as the first chairperson of Committees as provided for under Standing Order No. 18 of the County Assembly Standing Orders and as a member of the other Assembly Committees.
"His leadership as the Chairperson for the Public Investments and Accounts Committee (PIAC) will be remembered by this House, the PIAC Committee and the County Executive for the thorough inquiry and investigations on the accounts and workings of the county executive, the autonomy and efficiency of the County Public Investments and utilization of funds," added the speaker.
The Auditor General awarded the County's Executive arm with an unqualified Audit report in the financial year 2018/2019 under his leadership.
The speaker further noted that Mutuku's contributions were instrumental in the county assembly being ranked as the best performing.
Mutuku is not the first elected leader to resign from an elective position after being offered another position. Energy CS Charles Keter, in 2015, quit his senate position for the CS role.
At around the same time, former Malindi MP Dan Kazungu resigned his parliamentary seat after President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed him to the Cabinet as CS for Mining.
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