Alfred Mutua, the Labour Cabinet Secretary, has explained why several policies he implemented while serving as Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary were reversed.
Mutua emphasized in an interview with KTN News that the decisions in question were the result of collective cabinet discussions and agreements, rather than being made unilaterally.
“The decisions were cabinet decisions, they were not my decisions,” Mutua stated.
Mutua answered questions about Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s policy reversals.
“The Prime Cabinet Secretary reversed them with the cabinet decision. We were working together; this government doesn’t just operate on individuals making their own decisions. We work on the collective good of decision-making.”
Mutua’s remarks follow Mudavadi’s announcement to the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations.
The PCS revealed that the government has changed its stance on direct communication between diplomatic missions and various government ministries, state departments, and agencies.
Mudavadi stated that all future correspondence with the government must now go through the Office of the Chief of Protocol at the State Department of Foreign Affairs.
This policy shift differs from Mutua’s approach at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, which allowed foreign missions to communicate directly with various government entities.
Mutua, on the other hand, was quick to dismiss any notions of discord or failure on his part, citing the fluid nature of government policy.
“There is no policy that you can make that is unpopular that cannot be reversed at any time. We have changed many policies,” Mutua explained.
“I worked very well in foreign affairs, and the president told me the other day that it is because of the work we did in foreign affairs—understanding bilateral trade agreements, and labour markets, and the work we did travelling together all over—that I am now in labour because I don’t need lessons,” he continued.
“I already know from the experience I acquired in foreign affairs. I know what needs to be done.”
Mutua also explained why President William Ruto moved him from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to his current position in the Labour Ministry.
Mutua compared himself to a talented football midfielder, describing himself as a versatile and capable leader who can excel in the ministry.
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