Azimio leader Raila Odinga wants Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha and all principal secretaries in her ministry held responsible for the unfolding Sh3.7 billion Kenya Medical Supplies Authority scandal.
On Tuesday, the former PM criticised the sacking of Public Health PS Josephine Mburu as not enough, arguing that the CS bore the greatest responsibility for matters under her docket.
On Monday, President Ruto fired a warning shot against corruption by sacking Mburu and the Kemsa board over mismanagement of the Sh3.7 billion tender for supply of treated mosquito nets for low-income households.
The ODM leader spoke in Nairobi as he also accused Ruto of hijacking the roles of Cabinet Secretaries.
Raila argued that a matter such as sacking of a Principal Secretary should come from the office of the Cabinet Secretary and not the President.
"A government should be administered as such, with ministers entrusted with specific responsibilities. Why do we not see ministers addressing key policy matters when it is the President making important policy decisions? If there is a major policy statement in education, it should come from the Minister of Education. Similarly, if there is a scandal at Kemsa, the Minister of Health should address the issue, not a Principal Secretary," he said.
Raila termed the dismissal of Dr Mburu a reactionary response to a significant problem within Kemsa.
The Azimio leader said the sacking of the PS raises more questions than answers.
"The government is merely reacting to a major issue at Kemsa. I believe this is not the only scandal reported in the Authority. I anticipate that we will witness more revelations in this government," he said.
Ruto cracked the whip, a day after he promised to sanitise the agency's dalliance with graft and redeem the government's image from international donors.
"I am doing something about it. You will see results. I want to give you my commitment, I will clean up Kemsa, whatever it takes, whatever it costs," he said on Sunday.
