Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has survived impeachment over Kenyatta National Hospital saga.
National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale on Thursday said the motion, sponsored by Mandera North MP Bashir Abdullahi, had been withdrawn.
The House was set to discuss the motion on Tuesday next week but Deputy President William Ruto directed Mr Duale to have the MPs drop their bid.
On Thursday, Mr Duale, who addressed the media at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, was accompanied by some of the lawmakers who signed to support the motion.
On Wednesday, Mr Abdullahi had said the process to compel President Uhuru Kenyatta to fire Ms Kariuki is complete.
The MP had cited cites gross misconduct and abuse of office as the grounds for the removal of Ms Kariuki, noting that already, 170 MPs have expressed their lack of confidence in her leadership.
“Concerned that this Cabinet Secretary is arrogant and lacks respect for elected leaders, this House resolves that pursuant to article 152 (6) of the Constitution, recommends the president to dismiss Ms Kariuki for gross misconduct and abuse of office,” reads the motion.
Ms Kariuki has been accused of arbitrarily suspending the CEO of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Ms Lily Koros after surgery was done on the wrong patient.
“She has used her office to deny other qualified Kenyans the chance to be the CEO of the hospital by ordering the board to re-submit another list,” Mr Abdullahi said in the motion.
