Sacked Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Justin Muturi has issued a warning to President William Ruto just days after his dismissal.
While addressing the press on Wednesday, April 2, Muturi stated that his sacking was not an attempt to silence him from speaking his mind.
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The former CS also dismissed the president’s claim that he had absconded duty, insisting that he was fired for speaking out against the abductions and extrajudicial killings of Kenyans.
“Muturi said that the inference one can draw from his sacking is that raising the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings must be terribly annoying to the president.
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“There is no doubt that I was sacked because of my stand on the abductions and extra judicial killings and not because of the so-called absconding of cabinet meetings. If their goal was to silence me, then they’ve dialed the wrong number,” Muturi said.
“I told the President in a letter that the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings should be prioritized and placed on the agenda of future Cabinet meetings. Ladies and gentlemen, to date, the President has never responded to my letters, clearly indicating that he does not consider the matter worthy of his attention.”
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Muturi stated that he had previously declared he would not attend Cabinet meetings until the issues of abductions and extrajudicial killings were included in the agenda for discussion and resolution.
He added that the third Cabinet meeting took place on November 3, 2025, at State House, Nairobi, and he had been invited and sent the agenda for the day.
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According to Muturi, the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings was still missing from the agenda.
“Once again, I wrote directly to the president in a letter dated March 10, referring to the previous two letters and reiterating my position,” he said.
“I did beseech the president this time to direct that the vexing issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings in our country be prioritized and placed on the agenda for any future Cabinet meetings.”
Muturi noted that in January this year, he stated that he found it untenable for the highest decision-making body of the state to continue sweeping the matter of abductions and extrajudicial killings under the carpet.
” I stated therein that I would not attend any other cabinet meetings until the issues of abductions and extrajudicial killings were listed as an agenda for discussion, debate, and resolution on the way forward,” the former CS said.
“Not only because I was personally affected, but also because there are several Kenyan families, friends, and relatives of Kenyan youth who are still missing. Others have been found dead, and others released after undergoing a lot of torment.”
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The former CS Blast Cabinet For Not Prioritizing Abduction Issues
Muturi said that, to date, the president has never acknowledged, received, or responded to any of his letters, clearly indicating that the matter of abductions and extrajudicial killings is not worthy of his attention or that of the Cabinet.
“After each Cabinet meeting, as you all know, I, in particular, regularly receive a dispatch from the Cabinet detailing all the matters discussed and the decisions made. But the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings has never been discussed,” Muturi added.
At the same time, the former Attorney General (AG) noted that while the president denied any involvement in abductions and stated that the police should take responsibility and also vowed to end extrajudicial killings, the issue has never taken precedence during Cabinet meetings.
“I was, therefore, like many Kenyans, surprised to hear the president on live television on the evening of March 31 stating that the issue had been discussed in Cabinet and had been resolved,” Muturi said.
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