On January 23, President Kenyatta handed Internal Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang'i, sweeping powers on the oversight of Government programmes. AdvertisementALLEGED ARROGANCEBefore the drastic move, Mr Kenyatta had repeatedly stressed on the need for elected leaders to focus on his government’s development agenda and warned against premature 2022 election campaigns, a warning his deputy apparently ignored. Ngunjiri has particularly been heavily critical of Mr Kenyatta, including daring the President to call for fresh elections to “test his popularity”. Before the launch of the report, another constitutional initiative, the “Punguza Mzigo Bill”, had fallen victim of political competition pitting Ruto against Odinga. Mr Odinga and allies of Mr Kenyatta were openly critical of the Bill, which initially enjoyed the support of the DP.

Source: Daily Nation December 29, 2019 08:03 UTC