The Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Geoffrey Ruku has appeared before the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to answer questions over remarks linked to rising political tension in the Mt Kenya region.

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Speaking after his session on Tuesday, Ruku said that as a state officer, he owed it to Kenyans to submit himself to every constitutional institution whenever called upon.

He described the morning's engagement with commissioners as cordial, adding that several outstanding issues had finally been clarified.

“As a state officer and public servant, I have to subject myself to all the constitutional institutions. And that's why I came. And we had very cordial and good discussions this morning with the entire commission,” CS Ruku stated.

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“And we have clarified where we needed to clarify.And we are moving in a very good direction.Thank you.”

According to him, the conversation left both sides on much firmer ground, and he believes matters are now headed in a healthier direction.

In this regard, NCIC Vice Chair Irene Chepoisho Tulel stated the commission will retreat to review everything discussed before issuing its findings sometime next week.

“The Commission will be retreating to assess and analyse the discussions that we've had. And then we'll give our determination next week. So we'll be calling you next week to give you on the way forward that the Commission would have decided,” Chepoisho said.

The controversy traces back to Ruku's push to split political loyalties within the Mt Kenya bloc, favouring faster development for Embu, Meru and Tharaka Nithi.

He has long argued that Mt Kenya East backed leaders from the region's western side for more than six decades, yet infrastructure gains never quite matched that loyalty, suggesting a clean break was overdue, with the west, already fairly developed in his view, free to align elsewhere politically while the east pushed for its own gains.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke