Writes Leo Odera Omolo IN Kisumu CITY

Those politicians making noisy over the appointment of of parastatal heads have got it wrong. They ought to have known that such coveted appointment are not done by tht President single handedly, but only after a thorough consultation involving other arms of the government including the security intelligence for clearance.

This has been the tradition in Kenya ever since the country become independent in 1963 and thtrefore not the creation of President Kenyatta alone. Apart from the clearance by the department of the security intelligence it also required the approval and implementation of the parent MINISTRY INVOLVED.

What counts most is one’s total loyalty to the head of state who is the appointing authority and the government. The President of the Republic of Kenya cannot wake up in the morning and announce such appointment without proper consultation. And it is constitutional prerogative to do so without knelling down before anybody.

Ambassador Francis Muthaura comes in with the wealthy of experience in public administration and I do not see anything wrong for him being considered for such a plum job. He is more than qualified and his age cannot be a barrier to the job. Let the noisy making politicians respect the country constitution that empowered the President to be the appointing authority.

Some of the vocal critics of the appointments perhaps would have wished to see their political cronies given these jobs despite of experience and qualifications. We are still smarting from an era where one Leader had appointed close elatives and cousin’s t 21 of the plum jobs. This what happened during the PNU/ODM coalition. Such shameful acts should not be allowed to happen again in Kenya,

I can challenge those who are vocal over President Kenyatta’s appointments in parastatals and quasigovernment organizations to give us the breakdown of what happened during the coalition government.

Leo Odera Omolo