Finish stalled projects first before launching new ones, CS Muturi tells government
Muturi raised concerns over the prioritisation of new developments without adequate attention to stalled projects.
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has once again taken the government to task, criticising President William Ruto's administration for launching new initiatives while numerous existing ones remain incomplete.
Speaking before the National Assembly Labour Committee on Thursday, Muturi raised concerns over the prioritisation of new developments without adequate attention to stalled projects.
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"I do not know whether there is something wrong with our psyche as a country. I have travelled around this country and noted that some projects have stalled for more than 30 years," The CS told the lawmakers.
He questioned the logic behind initiating multiple projects without securing adequate funding for completion.
"If you do not have enough resources to do all of them, then can you finish one? Can we get enough allocation to finish one and then do the one that follows later?" posed the former Attorney General.
He highlighted his recent visit to Wote in Makueni County, where he found government housing projects that had remained incomplete for over three decades.
"I went to some place called Wote in Makueni County where there are houses whose construction started more than 30 years ago and are still stalled," he recounted.
Job security
The former Speaker of The National Assembly also maintained his stance on the government's decision to dissolve nine state departments, merge 42 others, and restructure six, assuring public servants that their jobs were secure.
"Nobody will lose their job. Even if there were to arise a need for retrenchment, appropriate compensatory processes would have to be sought out," he said.
Muturi dismissed allegations, about corruption within some Huduma Centres which were raised by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Labour Chair Hon. Muchangi, accusing the media of spreading false narratives.
"I have made random visits to various Huduma Centres and interacted with the public, and the feedback from them is that they are satisfied with the services provided," asserted Muturi.
Muturi's repeated critiques have positioned him as an outlier within President William Ruto's administration, with some calling for his impeachment or resignation for internally sabotaging the state.
His absence from several Cabinet meetings has only fueled speculation about his strained relationship with the executive even as President Ruto continues to commission new infrastructure and development projects.
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