The nominees from ODM, who included former party chairman John Mbadi, Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi, and former governors Hassan Joho and Wycliffe Oparanya, had one message — community strategy.
The petitioners are requesting that the court mandate the President to initiate a new appointment process that aligns with constitutional requirements.
Already, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has written to the National Assembly asking the House not to approve the nomination of Wycliffe Oparanya as Cabinet Secretary over integrity issues.
Ruto on Wednesday while announcing his second batch of Cabinet nominees, picked John Mbadi, an ODM nominated MP and current chairman of the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to over from Prof Njuguna Ndung’u.
The National Gender and Equality Commission emphasised that no more than 16 members should be of the same gender.
The committee, chaired by Speaker Wetangula, will be deputised by Gladys Boss Shollei, with Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah also a member of the vetting team.
He emphasised that his previous role as Vice President surpasses the position of Attorney General in terms of responsibility.
In return, Kindiki told the President that he had his full support in the decision he had made for the interest of the country.
Other notable opposition members Ruto has named to be part of his cabinet are Nominated MP and ODM Chairman John Mbadi who has been proposed to head the powerful Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning while National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi has been nominated to head the Energy docket.
It is widely expected that the President will announce the remaining nominees of his cabinet.
Constitutional expert Bobby Mkangi says the reappointed cabinet secretaries must be vetted afresh because they were sacked and their dismissal was gazetted.
The group said the reappointing of the ministers undermines accountability and democracy.
President released a list of 11 picks, reshuffling and reinstating six of his previously sacked Cabinet Secretaries
The appointment process for cabinet secretaries involves nomination by the President and subsequent approval by the National Assembly.
The 22 ministers held 1,377 activities in Nairobi, 358 in Rift Valley and 246 at the Coast, compared to 127 in Nyanza, 88 in Western and 26 in North Eastern.
