I think there is little disagreement on the need for Ministers implicated in corrupt dealings to step aside.
In my layman's opinion, the controversy appears to be:
- Due Process - How should a minister be suspended?
- Authority - By whom should a minister be suspended?
- Definitions - Is there a difference between a suspension and a sack? How do you classify an indefinite suspension?
- Consistency - Which scandals should require suspension and which ones should not? There seem to be a number scandals that have escaped the limelight.
If these 4 aspects are not conclusively addressed and adhered to, then it is difficult not to read politics in any action.
On a related note, might it have been best for the PWC report, KACA report and Auditor General report to have been made public? Or are they already? I am not a lawyer so not sure if there are legal implications. Right now, Raila says Ruto is implicated. Ruto says he is exonerated. Who to believe?