Former Public Service, Human Capital Development CS Justin
Muturi now says that he regrets supporting President William Ruto.
This comes a few months after he was fired from the Cabinet.
His remarks followed a confession that he will always
respect retired President Uhuru Kenyatta as he was a firm but fair leader.
He described him as someone who listened, embraced divergent
views and ruled without fear.
Muturi said that they remain friends to date.
“I will always respect former President Uhuru Kenyatta. He
was firm but fair, a leader who listened, embraced differing views, and never
ruled with fear. We’re still friends to this day, and I value that bond.
“But I deeply regret ever supporting William Ruto,” he wrote
on X.
Under Uhuru’s tenure, Muturi served as Speaker of the
National Assembly for 10 years.
He would then jump ship to work with Ruto (then Deputy
President) in the run-up to the 2022 general elections.
Ruto won the election and appointed him Attorney General.
Muturi fell out with Ruto despite serving in his cabinet for
about two years, first as Attorney General and later as Public Service CS.
They fell out after Muturi’s son was abducted during the
heated Gen Z protests in the country.
Muturi would later demand action from the Cabinet to stop
the abductions and extrajudicial killings, and went to the extent of missing
cabinet meetings.
He claimed to have written to the President over the same.
The former CS claimed to have sought
the intervention of the president to have his son released after the abduction.
He claimed to have overheard a call between the president
and the National Intelligence DG, and after that, his son was released.
Since leaving government, Muturi is actively working with
other opposition leaders, including former DP Rigathi Gachagua, former VP
Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa, among others.