Twelve senior government officials have resigned to run for elective positions in the August election, with the deadline approaching on Wednesday.
They include Charles Keter who quit the Devolution docket to seek the gubernatorial seat in Kericho, Adan Mohamed who resigned from the EAC docket to contest the Mandera gubernatorial seat and John Munyes who is going for the same seat in Turkana.
Seven Cabinet Administrative Secretaries have also resigned from President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government to seek elective posts.
They include Patrick Ntuntu (Labour), Joseph Boinett (Tourism), John Mosonik (Petroleum and Mining), Wavinya Ndeti (Transport), Ken Obura (East African Community), Hassan Noor Hassan (Education) and Gideon Mung’aro (Devolution).
Fred Segor has also resigned as Wildlife Principal Secretary.
George Natembeya was the first to resign as Regional Commissioner for Rift Valley to vie for Trans Nzoia gubernatorial seat.
Any government official participating in the August 9th election is required to resign by tomorrow in line with the Constitution.
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