The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday announced that it will henceforth allow Foreign missions to directly engage different ministries.
In a statement seen by The Star, the missions will also engage state departments and agencies directly and not through the ministry headed by Alfred Mutua.
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“It has been agreed in the interest of efficiency, that the missions may communicate directly with Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the government of Kenya without going through the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora affairs.
“A copy of the correspondence should however be shared with the ministry,” the letter reads.
This is a diversion from the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Missions where the Foreign Affairs ministry is the official point of contact for any foreign missions to engage Kenya.
The letter also said Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will approve any engagements by foreign missions that will require two or more ministries to engage.
“Requests of meetings of cross-cutting nature and that involve more than one ministry, it is advised that such requests should be made through the office of the deputy president for coordination purposes.”
The new announcement by CS Mutua is largely seen as a move by President William Ruto to strip him of his powers. This comes even as questions have been raised on his working relationship with Ruto.
Some quotas argue that Trade CS Moses Kuria has been performing duties that ideally be performed by Mutua due to his frequent travels to meet leaders in other countries. According to Kuria however, this is not the case.