A section of legislators from Western has demanded the reinstatement of Matilda Pamela Sakwa as the Director General, of the National Youth Service (NYS).
Led by Saboti MP Caleb Amisi and Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, the lawmakers claimed the Ministry of Public Service, Gender, and Affirmative Action had unceremoniously redeployed Sakwa.
“This to us has gender discrimination connotation and ethnic profiling. Since her appointment, the service has enjoyed tremendous transformation,” Amisi said.
Addressing a press conference at Parliament Buildings, the lawmakers called for reforms in the public service to guarantee and safeguard the careers of all civil servants.
“We also demand an immediate probe by NCIC on the ethnic profiling in the public service,” Osotsi said.
The lawmakers did not state the office where Sakwa had been redeployed.
Bumula MP Wanami Wamboka said Sakwa should have been given bigger responsibilities in the government.
“Matilda deserves to be promoted and not what she has been subjected to,” he said.
Amisi said Western leaders led by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula should demand the reinstatement of Sakwa.
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta on September 17, 2019, confirmed the appointment of Sakwa as the director general of the NYS.
Sakwa had been running the service in an acting capacity, and after her appointment, she was tasked with ensuring that NYS reclaims its position in national development by equipping the youth with adequate skills and expertise so they can contribute to nation-building.
