{"id":104018,"date":"2023-10-02T21:34:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/president-rutos-portrait-removed-from-siaya-county-assembly-chambers"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:50:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:50:15","slug":"president-rutos-portrait-removed-from-siaya-county-assembly-chambers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/president-rutos-portrait-removed-from-siaya-county-assembly-chambers","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto’s portrait removed from Siaya county assembly chambers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The portrait of President William Ruto has been removed from the Siaya county assembly chambers.<\/p>\n

Only two portraits have been left pinned to the wall- Governor James Orengo\u2019s and that of county assembly speaker George Okode.<\/p>\n

Initially, President Ruto’s portrait was pinned inside the chambers together with those of Okode and Orengo.<\/p>\n

This was shortly after the swearing-in of all the three leaders in their respective positions.<\/p>\n

The portrait was first seen in the chambers on October 11, 2022, when Governor Orengo officially opened the third county assembly of Siaya.<\/p>\n

The exact date the portrait was removed from the chambers remains unclear.<\/p>\n

According to the Constitution of Kenya, no law forces anyone to hang the President’s portrait in their offices or business premises.<\/p>\n

However, it is a tradition in most countries that the portrait of the head of state be placed in offices and business premises.<\/p>\n

In Kenya, the tradition has been actively practised since the first administration of founding President Jomo Kenyatta.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the issue, acting Siaya county assembly clerk Eric Ogenga said the portrait was removed on grounds of being old.<\/p>\n

“We procured new and better ones. There is no malice as those are things that are normally done,” Ogenga said.<\/p>\n

He said new portraits have been procured and are now in the store and they will be placed in the chambers soon.<\/p>\n

The Star noted that the portrait that Ogenga said was old had a Kenyan flag in the background, just like the new-generation portraits that President Ruto adopted upon assuming office last year.<\/p>\n

Ogenga said that only the President’s portrait was old, necessitating the need to remove it awaiting the procurement process.<\/p>\n

Siaya is dominantly an opposition zone led by ODM boss Raila Odinga.<\/p>\n

Of the 30 wards in Siaya, 28 are being led by ODM MCAs. Even with the ongoing bipartisan talks in Nairobi, Raila has maintained that the current presidency is illegitimate.<\/p>\n

Not so long ago in 2016, the first governor of Siaya, Cornel Rasanga, removed the portrait of then-President Uhuru Kenyatta from his office.<\/p>\n

Rasanga went ahead to urge other governors in counties then headed by the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) to follow suit.<\/p>\n

Rasanga had argued that he did not recognise the presidency of Uhuru.<\/p>\n

He wanted the portrait replaced with that of Raila who was the leader of CORD.<\/p>\n

Then State House spokesperson Manoah Esipisu argued that there is no legal action that can be taken against people who pull down portraits.<\/p>\n

Article 9 of the Kenyan Constitution lists national symbols as the Public Seal, the National Flag, the National Anthem, and the Coat of Arms.<\/p>\n

Soon after assuming office in September last year, President Ruto unveiled a new portrait with the Kenyan flag in the background.<\/p>\n

Former presidents Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel Moi, Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta had portraits with clear backgrounds.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a nominee for the youth, gender and social services chief officer docket Dr Nicholas Kut was on Monday approved by the Siaya county assembly.<\/p>\n

Commenting in support of the adoption of the subcommittee report that sought to have Dr Kut approved, East Gem MCA Seth Baraka said that he was fit for the position.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Kenya. The portrait of President William Ruto has been removed from the Siaya county assembly chambers. Only two portraits have been left pinned to the wall- Governor James Orengo\u2019s and that of county assembly speaker George Okode. Initially, President Ruto’s portrait was pinned inside the chambers together with those of Okode and Orengo. 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