[Kipsang Joseph, Standard]Amid clamour for a referendum and succession politics, President Uhuru Kenyatta has dispatched Cabinet secretaries to secure his legacy development agenda. President Kenyatta, whose tenure expires in 18 months, has constituted National Development Implementation and Communication Cabinet Committee (NDICCC) comprising Cabinet secretaries and Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU). On Tuesday, all the 23 Cabinet secretaries in different cohorts were deployed to four counties - Nakuru, Narok, Murang’a and Machakos - where the national government is undertaking development projects. Read MoreAlthough the Cabinet secretaries said they were inspecting development projects, pundits say the idea is to steal the thunder from Deputy President William Ruto, who has been at the forefront in launching government projects across the country. "The president has realised his deputy is capitalising on key development projects across the country to market his 2022 presidential bid.

Source: Standard Digital February 17, 2021 17:46 UTC