Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is calling for the abolition of the positions of First Lady, Spouse of the Deputy President, Spouse of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, and county first ladies.
Speaking in the Senate on Wednesday, July 3, Khalwale called for an overhaul of the Kenya Kwanza government following the recent outrage from members of the public.
Khalwale on Wednesday termed the offices a waste of public resources. He criticised the Office of the First Lady as unconstitutional, saying it has unnecessarily been “gobbling millions of shillings” over the years.
“As if that is not enough, we have an office for the Deputy President’s wife and another for the wife of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and the same with governors,” Khalwale told the Senate.
“If I ascended to one of these offices, you would shake my family. Who among my first, second or third wife would be the First Lady? Those are private family issues that should never be brought to the public!”
The UDA Senator also asked Ruto to get rid of some of his advisors and restructure the security organs.
“Mr President dissolve Cabinet, reconstitute it, disband offices outside the constitution including CASs, Prime Cabinet Secretary, offices of first ladies and advisors. If advisors are useful then what David Ndii is doing is not advice it is misadvising. The President should quickly restructure the security organs by firing people the IG included,” Khalwale stated.
The Kakamega Senator further slammed government officials and MPs over their lavish donations during functions.
“I offended someone I didn’t name in Kakamega over the weekend regarding the issue of opulence. I questioned how an MP could donate Ksh 20 million at a Harambee, which upset him greatly,” Khalwale added.
