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Speaker Blocks MPs' Bid to Reject Appointment of Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi as Kenya's Ambassador to South Korea

By John Wanjohi Thu, 10/01/2020 @ 09:15pm 1059 views 7 comments
Speaker Blocks MPs' Bid to Reject Appointment of Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi as Kenya's Ambassador to South Korea

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National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has blocked attempts by MPs to stonewall the appointment of Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi as Kenya's Ambassador to South Korea.

Muturi in a communication on Thursday said Mwende's fate now lies with President Kenyatta and not Parliament since the court last year ruled she does not have to renounce her American citizenship in order to take up the ambassadorial position.
  
The speaker stood down a motion in which Parliament's Committee on Implementation wanted MPs to reject Mwende's nomination for failing to relinquish
her US citizenship as directed by the House in June last year.

MPs cited section 31(1) of the Leadership and Integrity Act, which bars persons with dual citizenship from holding State offices unless they renounce one. 

But the High Court ruled that Mwende cannot be forced to renounce her United States citizenship so as to take up the post.

In a ruling dated November 14th, 2019, Justice James Makau noted that an ambassador is not a State officer, but a public officer and hence is not required by law to renounce one of his or her citizenship. Justice Makau also ruled that even if the petitioner [Mwende] was appointed to a state office, she is protected under Article 78 of the Constitution.

“No one chooses [his or her] place of birth or parents,” said the judge, adding that being an American citizen by birth, she cannot opt-out.

“Article 78(3) b of the Constitution protects her,” said Justice Makau, adding that “citizenship by birth is an inalienable right which cannot be taken away.”

Mwende was nominated to the position by President Kenyatta on May 2nd, 2019.

 

 

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Boluro

Thu, 10/01/2020 @ 10:03pm

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Mwende knows what it means to be an American citizen.

Boss

Fri, 10/02/2020 @ 05:25am

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Muturi already sanitizing her, how do you throw the ball to the person who appointed him in the first place? Do u think the second time he will reject?
How many qualified Kenyans can take that job if she is not willing to denouce her citizenship as per LAW?
Wake up Africa, she wil leave the country burning like Akombe and run ro US and run her mouth while in US and the country is burning. Think twice

Boss

Fri, 10/02/2020 @ 05:26am

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Muturi already sanitizing her, how do you throw the ball to the person who appointed him in the first place? Do u think the second time he will reject?
How many qualified Kenyans can take that job if she is not willing to denouce her citizenship as per LAW?
Wake up Africa, she wil leave the country burning like Akombe and run ro US and run her mouth while in US and the country is burning. Think twice

Ex diasporan

Fri, 10/02/2020 @ 12:36pm

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Kenyans already have the country burning. Maybe she's a fire brigade to extinguish the fire

Guest

Fri, 10/02/2020 @ 11:12pm

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This woman is not qualified I thought this was resolved Kitambo.She cannot represent Kenya when her loyalty is to Trump.How many real Kenyans will take up the role for half the pay thousands if not millions

Ex diasporan

Sat, 10/03/2020 @ 02:03am

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Those many Kenyans who will take 50% pay do so because they cover the shortfall with corruption proceeds. It also why Kenyans covet GoK jobs:To steal

mteja

Sun, 10/04/2020 @ 10:18am

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A lot of the so called true Kenyan citizens serving(underserving) in the embassies are just consuming the tax payer's money and not carrying the mandate they were appointed to do. Why not try a dual-citizen we see how she can do the job? maybe will set a good example of how to do this job as expected...

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