Uhuru Cabinet
Najib Balala: Politician with nine livesAugust 14, 2022It is not usual for a Head of State to isolate a particular member of the Cabinet for praise or censure. But twice in 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta publicly congratulated Najib Balala, his Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, and the ministry for […]
Kibaki Cabinet
James Orengo – The indefatigable soldierMarch 3, 2022Only he knows his next move. But undoubtedly, he’s the swashbuckler of current Kenyan politics — daring and in a hurry to tackle the powerful and the mighty, and rarely shying away from divisive matters, such as impeaching the President or Cabinet members. This has been his fodder for 40 years. And […]
Moi Cabinet
Francis Mwanzia Nyenze – Panic over the Presidential sleepoverMay 5, 2022The humble three-bedroom rural abode of newly-appointed Minister for Sports and Culture, Francis Mwanzia Nyenze, became home for a night for President Daniel arap Moi during a two-day tour of Kitui district in the days when mere proximity to the President was a ticket to power. Nyenze, then in his […]
Kenyatta Cabinet
Lawrence George Sagini – A man of peace, a consensus builderApril 29, 2022Lawrence George Sagini was born at Gesonso, Kisii, on January 1, 1926, the first son of Ndemo Kibagendi and Esther Nyanganyi. His father was the president of the African Tribunal Courts in Kisii. Sagini belonged to the Mwabogonko clan, which traces […]