Justin Muturi Denies Ruto Claims He 'Fired Himself'
He revealed that he had disclosed to the President in a letter that the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings should be prioritized and placed on the agenda of future Cabinet meetings.
Marvin Chege 
Ousted Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Justin Muturi has opposed President William Ruto's claims that he contributed to his own ouster during the recent Cabinet reshuffle.
Muturi, who was addressing the press on Wednesday, April 2, revealed that "I did not abscond from duties as alleged by the president. The President fired me because of my stand against extrajudicial killings."
He revealed that he had disclosed to the President in a letter that the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings should be prioritized and placed on the agenda of future Cabinet meetings.
"Ladies and gentlemen, to date, the President has never responded to my letters, clearly indicating that he does not consider the matter worthy of his attention," he exposed.
Justin Muturi addressing the media on April 2, 2025. /JUSTIN MUTURI
Muturi reiterated that he had earlier vowed to boycott Cabinet meetings until the issues of abductions and extrajudicial killings were formally included for discussion and resolution.
He further noted that the third Cabinet meeting was held on November 3, 2025, at State House, Nairobi, and while he had received an invitation along with the day's agenda, the matter of abductions and extrajudicial killings was still absent from the discussion points.
“Once again, I wrote directly to the president in a letter dated March 10, referring to the previous two letters and reiterating my position,” he said.
“I did beseech the president this time to direct that the vexing issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings in our country be prioritized and placed on the agenda for any future Cabinet meetings.”
Muturi claimed that, to this day, the president has neither acknowledged nor responded to any of his letters, suggesting that the issue of abductions and extrajudicial killings is not a priority for him or the Cabinet.
“After each Cabinet meeting, as you all know, I, in particular, regularly receive, without failure, a dispatch from the Cabinet detailing all the matters discussed and the decisions made. But the matter of abductions and extrajudicial killings has never been discussed,” Muturi added.
“I was, therefore, like many Kenyans, surprised to hear the president on live television on the evening of March 31 stating that the issue had been discussed in Cabinet and had been resolved.”
Speaking to journalists from vernacular media stations from Central Kenya ahead of his Mt Kenya region tour, Ruto disclosed the behind-the-scenes events that led to the reassignment of Muturi from Attorney General (AG) to a CS, and ultimately, his dismissal.
According to the Head of State, Muturi had initially requested not to be appointed AG, citing his long absence from legal practice. He explained that after appointing Muturi as AG, the former magistrate, MP, and Speaker admitted he might struggle to perform effectively due to his lack of recent legal experience.
"I appointed Muturi as the Attorney General. He himself told me that he was struggling in the role because he had not been in the legal practice for very long. I looked back and saw that for sure, he was not able to handle the position," Ruto narrated.
"Maybe the mistake was mine, I persuaded him to just do the job. I decided to change his position, I gave him the job of a Cabinet Secretary. Midway, he protested by skipping Cabinet meetings. Did I fire him, or did he fire himself? What am I supposed to do?"
