Leaders from the Western Region have urged President William Ruto to consider appointing former health CS Susan Nakhumicha, to another position.
Speaking during the late former IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati’s burial on Saturday, March 8, Kiminini Member of Parliament Maurice Kakai said that the former Health Cabinet Secretary is still competent to hold another office in the government.
“Your Excellency, I believe that Nakhumicha was doing a very good job when she was in office. Mama Mary has said how competent, kind, and focused she was in helping the chairman. As you continue to arrange the government, remember Nakhumicha,” he said.
Seemingly responding to the request, Ruto acknowledged the former CS’s contribution in the health sector, stressing that she ‘did a good job’ during her tenure.
Nakhumicha was dismissed alongside other ministers after Kenyans expressed dissatisfaction with the government and was replaced by Deborah Barasa on August 8,
Following her dismissal, Nakhumicha revealed that she is currently farming and selling cabbages to make a living; however, she is facing financial hardships.
“During Moi’s day, the dismissal of a minister was made on the radio, but ours was not through the radio; I just sat in front of a television and just waited, and I then heard that the whole cabinet had been dismissed, and since then I have been looking up to God,” she said.
“Since then, I have never had a job, and I’m doing farming. Now I do farming for cabbages, and the burial offering has been a problem, but I managed. So I ask you all to continue praying for me,” she added.