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BY DAVID MUCHUI
Njuri Ncheke council of elders have supported the appointment of Amb Francis Muthaura to the Lappset Development authority but called for a balance in appointments among the Meru Subtribes in future.
Speaking at Meru Three Steers Hotel, the elders led by Secretary General Phares Rutere flanked by former Senator for Meru Julius Muthamia, Njuri Ncheke Chairman Paul M’Ethinkia and Meru Leaders Forum also GEMA Chair Lawi Imathiu, they urged politicians to support the appointments.
“The Njuri Ncheke Supreme Council of Ameru elders amd the Meru Leaders Forum have been dismayed by statements made by some Meru Politicians regarding the appointment of Amb Francis Muthaura by President Kenyatta. He is among those who initiated the Vision 2030 and it is absolutely inorder to appoint him to oversee the Lappset poroject,” Rutere said.
They said that instead of Meru MPs wrangling over the appointment, they should indeed appreciate Uhuru‘s preference for Muthaura and lobby for more positions to accommodate other areas they ‘think’ have been left out.
Rutere said that the council will convene a meeting to address the issues to avoid washing ‘our’ dirty linen in public.
“We thank the President for appointing our son to that position. We want him to know that Meru people support him but he should ensure all children get a piece of the cake,” M’thinkia said.
We thank the president for what he has done in appointing the leaders. We know there are always challenges in appointments but we expect more later. The President and his deputy should know that we support them,” Bishop Lawi said.
Various MPs including Mithika Linturi (Igembe South), Kubai Kiringo (Igembe Central), Kathuri Murungi (Imenti South), Mburi Muiru (Tharaka) have termed the appointments as skewed.
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