Mtegowanoti
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Hatimaye yule waziri kipenzi na mahiri aliyekuwa ameandamwa na kashfa ya ufisadi Kenya Ms. Anne Waiguru amekubali yaishe kwa kuachia ngazi. Huo ndiyo uwajibikaji.. Ingawa alichelewa kufanya hivyo.
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[h=1]Embattled Waiguru finally calls it quits after call to President Uhuru Kenyatta[/h]President Kenyatta has bowed to a chorus of demands for the embattled minister's resignation.
The pressure came from within his own support base with the perception that Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru had become a political liability.
Ms Waiguru resigned on Saturday afternoon following months of sustained pressure over corruption allegations in her ministry.
Ms Waiguru becomes the first CS in the Jubilee coalition to resign.
She cited "doctor's advice" as the major reason for her abrupt departure from the plum perch in one of the best funded ministries.
She quit only 15 days after she told reporters outside Parliament that she would not leave.
After months of resistance, she caved in Saturday and left, making the dramatic announcement at a press conference.
She said that following sustained attacks by "mischievous parties" on both her person and her family, her health had deteriorated with her doctor asking her to "take time off".
"I have therefore, following my doctor's advice - who is sitting next to me - requested his Excellency the President to relieve me of the responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning and should he find it fit, to accord me such lighter duties as he shall deem appropriate," she said, her voice tinged with emotion.
"I wish to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the President for giving me an opportunity to serve in this critical ministry, the team at the ministry that has made my work easier and the many Kenyans who have supported me in this difficult time.
"Though the experience has had devastating effects on my health, it has not killed my spirit," she said.
Political liability
Sources in the presidency indicated that as Ms Waiguru faced sustained pressure to resign from her critics, the accusations against her became a political liability to Jubilee.
Cord leader Raila Odinga has been one of Ms Waiguru's key critics.
But even within government, sources told the Sunday Nation, there have been those who have questioned why she was quick to celebrate successes in her ministry.
They cite staging spectacular performances as she did when President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the slum upgrading projects in Kibera or the Huduma centres, but would not take responsibility and step aside when theft, fraud and corruption were reported in her ministry.
For weeks, it had become apparent that it was more a matter of when and not if she would resign, according to a government insider.
There was also agreement among President Kenyatta's close allies that her departure should not be at a time when the Opposition and the media were calling for it, to avoid the perception that it was forced rather than voluntary.
A State House source said that Ms Waiguru spoke on the phone with the President Saturday morning and said the pressure was taking a toll on her health.
Ms Waiguru began weathering storms at the beginning of the year with the first revelations that something was amiss at the National Youth Service, a department that fell under her.
She first said that no money had been lost but investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations revealed that at least Sh791 million had been stolen in fraudulent deals.
On Saturday, in a press conference held in the ministry's boardroom on the 11th floor of Nairobi's Harambee House, Ms Waiguru restated her public service credentials.
She defended her record but admitted that mistakes were made under her watch with officers in some departments and agencies abusing their discretion and misappropriating public funds.
"I sincerely regret these occurrences and trust that the relevant government agencies will conclude their investigations and bring these matters to a speedy conclusion," she said.
Source: Daily Nation
