Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has resigned from active politics.
In a statement via his X handle of Saturday, December 30, Duale said he promised Kenyans to quit the political arena when President William Ruto assumes power and he stands on his word.
“My word is my bond. I promised Kenyans that once President William Ruto takes the mantle of leadership, I will retire from active politics. I have.”
“Having been a long-serving legislator myself, I have a lot of regards for our parliament. That house has the capacity and capability to transform this country for the better. They owe it to Kenyans,” Duale stated during an interview on the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC).
Duale was first elected as the Garissa Township Member of Parliament in the 2007 general election under the ODM Party. He was re-elected in the 2013 election under the United Republican Party (URP) and in 2017 under the Jubilee Party.
In the August 2022 general elections, Duale again won the seat under the UDA party but resigned a month later after being appointed as the Defence Cabinet Secretary.
