Uhuru shuffle the Cabinet with his eyes on inheritance :: Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta made another attempt to stabilize the ship that is his government by exchanging cabinet secretaries.

He also moved around the main secretaries and made a series of appointments within the foreign mission, in the hope that this brings him closer to the election promises made to millions of Kenyans who voted for him.

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In a move that has been in the works for a while, President Kenyatta has displaced Adan Mohammed from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, a role that He had been occupying since the President came to power, to the less illustrious ministry of community and regional development of East Africa.

Mohammed's decision comes as a result of a public dispute between him and Secretary of the Interior Cabinet, Fred Matiangi, about the possible presence of metal substances in the confiscated sugar, suspected of To have been imported irregularly.

Although he had some calm during the first five years of his tenure, Mohammed was recently in the limelight. His ministry was fired on the seemingly uncontrolled entry of counterfeit goods into the country. products, especially sugar.

Although it is unclear whether this fight against counterfeiting could have led to his transfer, some of those who served under his orders in various branches of government saw their scalps claimed by the war against infringement.

Kenya Bureau of Standards Charles Ongwae and nine other officials were arrested for importing substandard fertilizer and buying stickers. Officials who included Eric Chesire and Eric Ochieng, senior managers of KEBS, were picked up from their offices and taken to DCI headquarters for questioning and later presented in court where they were charged, including homicide. involuntary.

Peter Munya, who traded places with Mohammed, continues his journey to the center of power after his failed attempt to retain the governorship Meru. Munya, who has repeatedly spoken in the past about his ambitions for the presidency, might consider this a step towards its relevance in the speed policy of 2022.

However, the announcement of Friday did not miss the strange curve ball. Curiously, some of the names read by Kanze Dena, spokesman for the State House, missed an official list that was sent to the media.

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For example, the list that Dena read on TV named aspiring governor Migori Ochillo Ayacko as a candidate for an ambbadadorial post. However, the statement sent to the editors curiously missed the name of Ayacko and instead had former MP Paddy Ahenda, whose name was missing from the initial statement.

Sources close to Ayacko claimed that the politician had declined the nomination, having overlooked the upcoming Migori Senate by-election following the death of Senator Ben Oluoch Okello.

But speaking of Saturday's Standard, Mr. Ayacko said, "The nomination is indeed a great honor for me and I thank President Uhuru Kenyatta, but when you see my name removed from the list of nominees, Is an indication that there is something better for me. "

Asked to know when he will focus his energies on the by-election, Ayacko declined to comment, merely saying, "I will not talk about that".

In addition, Manoah Esipisu, the journalist turned spokesperson for the president, left the job of high-pressure communication for the more relaxed world of diplomacy.

The mini reshuffle saw the return of former officials seen as loyal to the jubilee government, rewarded with positions of senior secretary and ambbadador. The names of the allies perceived by Raila Odinga, leader of the ODM, whose inclusion in the government has long been part of the deal that led to the cessation of hostilities between the president and the leader of opposition were particularly absent.

Sarah Serem, former Chair of the Wages and Compensation Committee, was appointed ambbadador.

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While responding to the news of the reshuffle, the Kenyan Consumer Federation (COFEK) said the changes were welcome. "We are pleased that President Kenyatta has heard and responded to our call, and Kenyans want to see the immediate resuscitation of the public interest in the Kenya Bureau of Standards," said COFEK CEO Stephen Mutoro.

"We are optimistic that Peter Munya is up to the task."

Uhuru's second term was tainted by claims of infighting between a section of the political clbad allied to him and that allied to his deputy, William Ruto. For this reason, every movement made by State House is inevitably interpreted through the eyes of the perceived conflict between Ruto and Uhuru.

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According to State House, President Kenyatta made the changes in the Cabinet and the Diplomatic Service as part of his ongoing efforts to reorganize government online with his Big 4 program.

Other people affected were Professor Colleta Suda, who was appointed to the post of Administrative Secretary and Principal Secretary by the Ministry of Education in charge of the State Department for the 39, university education.

She replaces Simon Kachapin who was transferred to the Ministry of Energy as chief administrative secretary.
Charles Sunkuli at the State Department for Devolution, Nelson Marwa at the State Department of Social Protection, Retirement and Citizen Affairs, Zainab Abdalla Hussein at the State Department of Correctional Services and Alfred Cheruiyot at the State Department of Post Training and Skills. Development.

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