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UHURU REVOKES CONTROVERSIAL ABDUBA DIDA APPOINTMENT.

               President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration has surprisingly revoked the appointment of Abduba Dida as the chairman of the Constituency Development Fund. The President’s appointment of his challenger in the last presidential elections had drawn a lot of interest from Kenyans, with some lauding it and others opposing. In a Gazette notice dated January 3, the Jubilee administration rewarded former Malindi Town MP Lucas Maitha – a political loser in the March 2013 elections – who becomes the chairman of National Standards Council of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). “It is notified for the information of the general public that Gazette Notice No. 15728 of 2013, issued under Section 5(4) of the Constituency Development Fund Act, stands revoked,” the notice, signed by Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru, reads. MPs had reacted angrily to Uhuru’s appointment of Mr Dida, saying he had violated the law in the appointment. Under the CDF Act 2013, only the Cabinet Secretary for matters dealing with CDF (Devolution in this case) has powers to appoint a chair of the board from among members who have been vetted by Parliament. The revocation will likely give Jennifer Barasa an opportunity to continue serving given that her term had not elapsed. This is the second time that the Jubilee administration has been forced to withdraw an appointment owing to public pressure.