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
Raphael Tuju – The ace of political messagingApril 25, 2022If a poll were taken among Kenyans about what President Mwai Kibaki’s greatest legacy is, what would come out on top? Free primary education? Road infrastructure development? Economic growth? Maybe all of them as one inseparable package. But think again: There is a critical mass of the Kenyan […]
Moi Cabinet
John Cheruiyot – Cheruiyot’s lacklustre performanceMay 12, 2022John Cheruiyot, a former Cooperative Minister, was among the people who benefitted from the infamous mlolongo (queuing) method that was used to elect leaders during the 1988 general election. Unknown to many even to people of Aldai Constituency before, Cheruiyot became the minister after his […]
Kenyatta Cabinet
Roy Bruce McKenzie, Man who shaped Kenya’s agricultureMarch 7, 2022Roy Bruce McKenzie earned the distinction of being the only minister in the colonial government who retained his position upon Independence and held the portfolio until 1969, when he resigned on health grounds. He was the Minister for Agriculture. […]