ODM Eyes Two New CS Positions After Court Ruling on Ruto Cabinet

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ODM Acting Secretary General Catherine Omanyo, on Thursday, July 2, said the party has several qualified women who are capable of serving as Cabinet Secretaries should Ruto undertake a reshuffle.

While welcoming the ruling, Omanyo singled out ODM Chairperson Gladys Wanga herself and MPs Rosa Buyu, Elsie Muhanda and Beth Syengo among the women she believes possess the experience and expertise required to serve in Cabinet.

Addressing the press, Omanyo said the party has no shortage of competent women leaders who are ready to take up national leadership positions if called upon.

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"Right from my part, Chairperson Gladys Wanga, I am here myself, so many people, the likes of Rosa Buyu, Elsie Muhanda and Beth Syengo. We are spoilt for choice," said the Busia Woman Representative.

"These are powerful women. They are knowledgeable, and it is just sometimes we delay bringing on board people who can help the nation transform in the right direction," she added.

She argued that the court reached the correct decision, insisting that women should not be viewed as beneficiaries of gender parity but as capable leaders who can drive meaningful change in government.

"So the court was right, and women have never been baggage. It is never about inclusion. It is about transformation. Anytime you put women in places that need help, you will realise that the women absorb the women," she stated.

Omanyo's latest remarks come two days after a three-judge bench of the High Court declared that the current Cabinet violates the Constitution for failing to meet the two-thirds gender principle.

In the ruling delivered on July 1, 2026, the judges found that the current Cabinet does not comply with Article 27(8) of the Constitution, which requires that no more than two-thirds of members of appointive public bodies be of the same gender.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke

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