{"id":206247,"date":"2024-08-05T04:07:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T04:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/05\/alfred-mutua-defends-against-recruitment-fraud-and-2019-ruto-threat-claims\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T04:07:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T04:07:54","slug":"alfred-mutua-defends-against-recruitment-fraud-and-2019-ruto-threat-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/05\/alfred-mutua-defends-against-recruitment-fraud-and-2019-ruto-threat-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfred Mutua Defends Against Recruitment Fraud and 2019 Ruto Threat Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-317897\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"425\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mutua.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-317897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mutua.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"425\"  \/>Dr. Alfred Mutua faced rigorous questioning during his vetting on Sunday, focusing on his public statements and tenure as Machakos County Governor.<\/p>\n<p>Nominated by President William Ruto for the Labour and Social Protection role, Dr. Mutua was required to address his association with the owner of a recruitment firm that allegedly defrauded Kenyans from Uasin Gishu. These individuals reportedly lost millions in failed job and study placements abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mutua, a former Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, denied any link to the recruitment firm or its owner. <em>\u201cI met the firm\u2019s owner only at KICC, where she had a stand next to ours. I introduced her to the president because she was there, not because I knew her. I didn\u2019t even know her name at the time,\u201d<\/em> Dr. Mutua clarified.<\/p>\n<p>He also had to respond to his 2019 claim that then-Deputy President (now President) William Ruto had \u201csqueezed his hand\u201d and threatened him. During the vetting, he was questioned about a police report he filed regarding this alleged confrontation at State House.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mutua explained that his earlier comments were politically motivated, as he was opposing Ruto at the time. <em>\u201cThose remarks were purely political, with no significant basis,\u201d<\/em> he stated.<\/p>\n<p>In his 2019 account, Mutua alleged that Ruto had firmly shaken his hand, squeezed it, and threatened to \u201ccrush\u201d him for opposing him. He also claimed that Ruto, along with then-Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen and National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale, had issued threats.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mutua, Murkomen and Duale warned him against opposing Ruto, stating that any action against Ruto would be seen as a direct affront to them.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Dr. Mutua disclosed his net worth as Kes.462 million. 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