Uhuru Cabinet
Peter Munya: The man with a hard docketAugust 14, 2022It was a vote of confidence in Peter Munya’s abilities that he was appointed to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Cooperatives in January 2020. He was tasked with dealing with cartels in the value chain and, it was hoped, […]
Kibaki Cabinet
Githu Muigai – Doyen of circumspect phraseologyApril 25, 2022Muigai is a founding partner at one of the most successful indigenous law practices in Kenya, Mohammed Muigai LLP, where his prowess was undisputed. His legal scholarship, already well developed at graduation from the University of Nairobi in 1983, was solidified at Columbia Law School where he […]
Moi Cabinet
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka – From poor village boy to consummate diplomatMay 16, 2022It is said that one should never despise one’s humble beginnings, for who knows where they could lead? This saying rings true for Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, who rose from being a poor village boy in the dry, windswept town of Tseikuru on the northern fringes of present-day Kitui County to become a […]
Kenyatta Cabinet
Dawson Mwanyumba – I wasted my time in politicsApril 29, 2022If reference checks were the key to securing a Cabinet position, Dawson Mwanyumba would not have made it to Kenyatta’s first Cabinet as Minister for Public Works, Communications and Power. A trained mathematics teacher who was quick to anger and […]