Isaac Mwaura speaks on his loyalty to Ruto days after public seal blunder
Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura was recently compelled to take a U-turn on his previous remarks that the public seal was moved from the Attorney General’s custody to the Office of the Head of Public Service.
The backtracking raised eyebrows, forcing Attorney General Dorcas Odour to affirm that indeed she was in custody of the public seal.
Speaking to a local TV station within the Nyanza region on Friday, May 30, 2025, Isaac Mwaura indicated that some people started speculating after he changed his tune.
He, however, made it clear that it was only right for him to clarify the information after learning that the clause which proposed in the National Administration Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which sought to make the Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, the sole custodian of the Public Seal, was deleted.
“About truth-telling, you must always be factual, like the other day I spoke about the public seal, and then that bill had not been passed, so I came and said, No, the public seal is with the attorney general,” Mwaura said during the interview.
“People are the ones who have a problem with accepting that you get the right information and you do clarification, and then they start thinking otherwise. If something was not correct, you have to come and clarify,” he insisted.
Loyalty
At the same time, Mwaura pledged his total loyalty to President William Ruto. He said during the interview that the nature of the work requires a person who is totally committed to the course because it involves amplifying the government’s projects, communication, and other forms of information.
“When you are the government spokesman, you must be loyal to the government because you are the mouthpiece of the government. You must speak and remain steadfast and loyal to the head of the whole institution,” Mwaura insisted.
Blunder on Public Seal
Mwaura had earlier claimed that the seal was moved to Koskei’s office according to the law.
“The process is anchored in legislation, which recognises the HOPS as the appropriate holder of the seal,” he told the press.
He later came out and clarified that it was with the Attorney General.
“The Public Seal is actually under the custody of the Attorney General as per Article 9 of the Constitution, and if you look at the Office of the Attorney General Act, clause 2: Designation of Terms, it clearly states exactly that,” he stated.
“This needs to go on record that the Public Seal is not with the Head of Public Service and that misinformation came as a result of Parliament, and it was a proposal that was deleted.”
