Sacked Echesa’s fast journey from the lowly to high table then backOn the day Rashid Echesa (pictured) was appointed to Cabinet, he told the Sunday Standard that he was representing a rare breed of the Kenyan society - the uneducated. At 35, and with little formal education, Echesa had bypassed PhD holders and landed himself a CS for Sports, Culture and Heritage appointment. When the two were engaged in a scandal that involved leaked nude photos, Echesa’s credibility as a minister sank deeper. The circumstance under which the passes were issued were part of investigations and court proceedings linked Echesa to the case. Evidence presented in court showed that Echesa allegedly personally signed off the entry of the dancers to “promote transnational cultures”.

Source: Standard Digital March 03, 2019 06:08 UTC