Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has maintained that Peninah Malonza is the most suitable person for the Tourism, Wildlife, and Heritage docket and that she should be given a chance to serve in the capacity.
According to him, Malonza failed during vetting because she panicked due to the full glare of cameras and MPs.
“Penina Malonza is qualified to serve@Min_TourismKE only that she wasn’t good in public speaking. It’s not an easy task to address MPs with the full glare of cameras, maybe she panicked or got nervous. Nonetheless, she will be the best-performing CS. Let’s give her a chance,” Sudi said.
While Sudi believes that Malonza’s poor performance during vetting was due to panic, South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro, who is also a close ally of President William Ruto, claimed that her dressing and ‘mood’ might have contributed to the rejection.
“I call upon my fellow leaders that let’s learn to put our country ahead of everything. I imagine that even the local politics must have played in the whole thing that warranted the rejection of Peninah Malonza. However, it is wrong to only use one parameter to deny her. If we were to be fair the rejection ought to be on serious matters, that touch on chapter 6 of the constitution, that touch on suitability but not issues of presentation, maybe she was not dressed very well, maybe she was on her periods,” Osoro said after the vetting report was tabled in parliament.
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