President Uhuru Kenyatta has fired Rashid Echesa as Sports secretary and appointed former Education Secretary Mohammed to his place following the reshuffling of the cabinet on Friday.
The controversial former CS has been mentioned in a number of cases of misconduct ranging from shocking to bizarre.
However some politicians from the Western region have termed the presidents action as lack of gratitude to the people that helped propel him into power.
Mumias East MP Benjamin Washiali noted “it was tough selling the Jubilee agenda in Western” and that “Mr Echesa was among people who went out of their way to propagate Jubilee and create in-routes for Mr Kenyatta to access the region”.
“We are not happy with this decision,” the National Assembly Chief Whip said, adding other ruling party members from the region were equally disheartened by President Kenyatta’s decision.
He said they remained worried “because Mr Kenyatta has shown that he doesn’t value us”.
The lawmaker, who referred to Mr Echesa as “one of our own”, went on to say that Mr Kenyatta should have invited Luhya leaders to a meeting to explain his decision and prepare them for it.
Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala, who had been at logger heads with Mr Echesa, said the Luhya community had suffered “a great deal”.