Monday 03rd March, 2025 03:23 PM|

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justice Muturi is set to appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, to present the 2025 Budget Policy Statement and the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy.

In preparation for the session, Muturi, on Monday, March 3, 2025, held a meeting with a technical team, including Principal Secretary Amos Gathecha, to discuss key policy submissions.

According to the CS, the focus of the budget policy is to align government frameworks with sustainable public service delivery and human capital development. He emphasized the importance of prudent fiscal planning to enhance efficiency, improve service delivery, and safeguard the welfare of public servants.

“Tomorrow, Tuesday, I will appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to present the 2025 Budget Policy Statement and the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy. Ahead of this engagement, I convened a meeting with our technical team alongside PS @Amos_Gathecha to deliberate on key submissions,” Muturi stated.

“Our focus remains on ensuring that these policy frameworks align with sustainable public service delivery and human capital development. We are committed to prudent fiscal planning that strengthens efficiency, enhances service delivery, and safeguards the welfare of public servants.”

Muturi’s presentation comes as speculation about his future in government is mounting. There have been increasing calls for his resignation following his open criticism of President William Ruto’s administration.

While presenting the 2025 Budget Policy Statement to the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Labour on February 20, 2025, the embattled CS criticized the government for launching numerous new projects while many remain stalled. Citing an example in Wote, Makueni, he questioned the country’s priorities, urging the government to complete existing projects before initiating new ones.

“I don’t know whether there is something wrong with our psych as a country… the chairman I am saying this because I have travelled around this country, some stalled projects which have been there for more than 30 years. I went to a place called Wote in Makueni, you find houses whose construction started more than 30 years ago they are still stalled,” Muturi said.

Belgut MP Nelson Koech, a close ally of President William Ruto, repeatedly insisted that Muturi would be ousted within weeks. Koech accused Muturi of challenging the president.

“CS Muturi is daring the president to fire him… he is a man going home,” Koech noted recently.

The controversy surrounding Muturi dates back to when he publicly condemned the rising cases of abductions and enforced disappearances, revealing that his son had been abducted in June 2024. He criticized the security sector for failing to prevent such incidents, questioning the government’s transparency. His remarks drew rebukes from government officials, who dismissed them as politically motivated.

Muturi’s absence from a Cabinet meeting on January 21, 2025, further fueled speculation about his position. Despite mounting pressure from lawmakers calling for his resignation, Muturi has remained defiant and has not bowed to the pressure to resign from his post.