President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee yesterday appeared to test the waters, for an expansion of the Cabinet, with a proposal to create a Chief Minister post. A leaked draft Bill — The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (Amendment) Bill, 2018 — proposes the creation of the position of Chief Minister. According to the document, the Chief Minister shall have two deputies appointed from among the cabinet secretaries. “The Chief Minister may assign any of the coordination responsibilities of his office to any of the Deputy Chief Ministers,” the document reads. It says the Chief Minister shall appear before Parliament or any of its committees to respond to any issue cutting across several departments, or when called upon to do so.

Source: The Star May 02, 2018 20:37 UTC