Is Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa incompetent?
Echesa has been faced with a lot of challenges ever since he took over as Cabinet Secretary in the ministry of sports with the latest storm to come his way being when he allegedly brought in some belly dancers from Pakistan into the country illegally.
A section of politicians most notably Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala have often called for his sack with Malala pointing out to his poor academic qualifications with reports going round showing that the CS did not even sit for his KCPE examinations and that he is a school dropout.
Mwingi West Member of Parliament Charles Ngusya Nguna has also joined the anti-echesa campaign and has now called on President Kenyatta to show Echesa the door.
According to the legislator, the position should be occupied by a sportsman, and one who is passionate about sports.
Nguna who is also a member of the House Sports Committee said: “We need a sports person in that ministry; we need a passionate person who can source for funds, a person who can travel with the teams like Harambee Stars …”
According to Ngusya, the President should reshuffle his cabinet and appoint a young person to the post.
Ngusya also said that his committee will soon hold a meeting with the national football team, Harambee Stars, to get a proper understanding on issues surrounding the team as they gear for the 2019 African Cup of Nations finals set for Egypt from June.
The legislator is also proposing to have a doping camp built in Africa to aid in testing.
Should Echesa be shown the door for new blood at the Sports ministry?