President William Ruto’s advisor on Constitutional Affairs, Prof.
Makau Mutua, has said that he will resign if government actions contradict his
principles.
Speaking on Wednesday night, Mutua said that his position is
meaningful only if he can advise the President openly and truthfully.
He insisted that his loyalty lies in honesty and
accountability, not blind service.
Mutua, who also serves as the Chairman of the Panel of
Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests, said
his job is not to sanitise or defend wrongdoing, insisting his only value to
President William Ruto’s administration lies in telling the truth.
“You can take it to the bank that I am not in this
government to whitewash or cover up anything, and I can tell you that if things
happen that I am not happy with, or that my conscience cannot live with,” he said on Citizen TV.
“I will move out because I will not be of any use to the
government or the President if I cannot tell him the truth. I'm here because
I'm able to tell him the truth."
Mutua, an ally of ODM leader Raila Odinga, took the role of advisor to the president following the broad-based agreement between the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
Makau chairs the 18-member compensation panel, which comprises the Law Society of Kenya president, Faith Odhiambo, who serves as vice
chairperson.
Other members include Kennedy Ogeto, Irungu Houghton, John
Olukuru, Rev. Kennedy Simiyu, Linda Musumba, Duncan Ojwang’, Naini Lankas,
Francis Muraya, Juliet Chepkemei, Pius Metto, Fatuma Kinsi Abass, and Raphael
Anampiu.
Richard Barno is the Technical Lead, Duncan Ndeda the Co-Technical
Lead, while Jerusah Mwaathime and Raphael Ng’etich are joint secretaries.
