Corruption cases against Ruto's' cabinet secretary for gender and culture Aisha Jumwa and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua were abandoned by state prosecutors within weeks of Ruto's election victory (Dispatches 19/10/22 Freedom for Ruto allies as prosecutors drop corruption cases)...
Aisha Jumwa another politician with a chequered hinterland having been indicted during the Kenyatta administration on murder and graft charges – though both charges were dropped late last year – has been demoted from public service to the new gender culture arts and heritage ministry...
There were few speed-bumps in the proceedings despite the fact that Aisha Jumwa 47 the Public Service CS faces a murder charge; while Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi 53 faced a rape charge (withdrawn before the vetting began and settled out of court) 35 ongoing civil cases and accusations of forging one of his degree certificates...
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The DPP has also applied to withdraw corruption charges against Public Service and Gender nominee Aisha Jumwa related to the embezzlement of Ksh19 million (US$155 700) from the Malindi National Government Constituency Development Fund...
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Another nominee with a chequered past is Aisha Jumwa the former Malindi MP who lost the Kilifi gubernatorial race who is the Public Service Gender and Affirmative Action nominee...
Arch-loyalists in Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party such as Kandara MP Alice Wahome and former Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa are also likely to get jobs...
