Africa-Press – Kenya. West Mugirango MP Stephen Mogaka has appealed to his predecessor Vincent Kemosi to reconsider the decision to decline his nomination as Kenya’s ambassador to Ghana.
On Tuesday, Kemosi via a letter to the National Assembly’s Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committee, explained that he wouldn’t accept the nomination due to personal and family reasons.
However, his Member of Parliament urged Kemosi to reconsider and accept President William Ruto’s nomination.
“I do appeal that the nominee for the high commission to Ghana reconsiders the decision he made and quickly recants and revokes the letter that was tendered to Parliament and he quickly submits himself to vetting so that the appointment process is concluded,’’ Mogaka said.
The MP said that Kemosi’s decision to decline the job would hurt his constituents who were banking on the appointment to reap the many trickle-down benefits that would come with the nomination.
“Not doing so is jeopardising the position that I was counting on for my constituency because the basket of that income from the exchequer that was going to trickle down to my constituency by virtue of this appointment is a loss that I do not want to stare in the face,’’ he said.
According to Mogaka, should Kemosi insist that he will not take up the position despite the appeal to reconsider his decision, then the President should think about appointing someone else from West Mugirango.
“If the nominee does not revoke that letter and takes up the job, I do plead that he be replaced by a suitable candidate from my constituency,’’ the MP said.
Mogaka said the President had shown tremendous goodwill to Kemosi by nominating him as Kenya’s envoy to Ghana even after his earlier nomination as a Chief Administrative Secretary ran into headwinds.
”I truly thank the President for consistently showing his love and commitment in supporting my constituency and particularly in nurturing young leaders like the nominee for ambassadorial appointment to Ghana,’’ Mogaka said in a statement.
The MP who was elected on the Jubilee party ticket appealed to the President not to ‘give up on my constituency.’’
“I tender my apology and that of the people of West Mugirango,’’ he said.
In his letter to Parliament, Kemosi said his decision was informed by compelling personal and family matters.
“I wish to inform you that I will not appear before the said Committee at the time and the venue specified for a formal hearing,” the letter reads.
“This has been occasioned by my personal and compelling family matters which after taking into consideration do not allow me to take up the position as the High Commissioner to Ghana as nominated by President on March 9, 2024.”
“Therefore to save the precious time of this important Parliamentary business and as per the provision of the Act aforementioned kindly note and this letter serves as notice not to appear.”
“I thank you for your invitation.”
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