Leaders accuse MPs of malice in rejection of President Uhuru Kenyatta's nominee

Members of Parliament who shot down President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nominee for Secretary to the Cabinet came under scathing attack from within and outside the National Assembly, exposing deep divisions in the governing coalition and the Opposition.

Members of Parliament who shot down President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nominee for Secretary to the Cabinet came under scathing attack from within and outside the National Assembly, exposing deep divisions in the governing coalition and the Opposition.

Some state agencies, civil society and the public took sides on the decision by a parliamentary vetting committee to reject Dr Monica Juma’s nomination.