‘No thank you’, Munyaka tells Ruto over appointment

Former Machakos Town MP Victor Munyaka has declined President William Ruto’s appointment to serve as the Chairperson of the Kenya Animal Genetic Resource Centre.

In his brief statement he released on Sunday afternoon, Dr Munyaka said he made the decision after wide consultations.

“After consultations and in consideration of the current political climate that threatens the realization of the Government’s economic transformation agenda, I have made the difficult decision to respectfully decline this appointment,” Dr Munyaka said in a signed statement.

The former the MP also thanked the President Ruto for considering him for the opportunity and wished him good luck in leading the country.

The development comes barely three weeks after Munyaka, who has been Ruto’s right hand man in Ukambani politics for the past seven years sensationally claimed the head of State had forgotten the region on matters of appointment to government jobs.

Dr Munyaka had been proposed as Lands Chief Administrative Secretary before the court stopped the appointments. 

He lamented that being a loyalist and a Ruto foot soldier in the region made him lose his parliamentary seat to the incumbent, Caleb Mule of Maendeleo Chap Chap party.

On Sunday, former Chief Administrative Secretary, Jackson Kala termed the appointment of Munyaka as a mockery of the highest degree.

“I think Ruto’s decision to offer Dr Munyaka the said position was to respond to his (Munyaka’s) earlier lamentation over failure by Ruto to offer Kambas job opportunities in Government. Munyaka has been a dedicated and fierce supporter of Ruto and the least position he deserves is that of Principal Secretary (PS),” the former CAS told journalists.