Good morning,
President Uhuru Kenyatta has once again publicly stated that only God knows who will succeed him in 2022. Speaking during the official hand over of a hospital in his Gatundu backyard on Wednesday, Uhuru warned politicians opposing the BBI report.
Recently, Uhuru has developed a habit of switching into his Kikuyu dialect when he wants to deliver a message to politicians allied to his deputy, William Ruto. The president’s speech was far from the ‘si mnipe yangu kumi alafu William aende yake kumi jamani’ (Let me lead for 10 years and then Ruto will take over for another 10 years).
Ruto has publicly called on senior civil servants to respect Kenyans and stop making reckless comments in public. This was in the aftermath of Interior CS Fred Matiang’i’s visit to Kirinyaga last weekend. The CS said he only takes orders from the President.
Could Uhuru be the reason why the cabinet is divided? It seems like Uhuru is fuelling the war between Jubilee factions of Kieleweke and Tanga Tanga by publicly attacking the latter. The public attacks have given Kieleweke members more confidence to attack Ruto.
Very little is happening in government at the moment, except rampant corruption. Jubilee has three more years to lead the country before the next elections. The hospital Uhuru opened on Wednesday cost the Japanese Government Ksh8 million. If it was Jubilee, the same facility would probably have cost Ksh80 million-plus.
Is this the legacy Uhuru wants to leave behind?
Here are the stories making headlines
Tanga Tanga MPs Force Uhuru to Change BBI Strategy
The DP, according to multiple sources, has convinced a significant number of elected leaders in the region to back him, not the President.
His supporters have frustrated attempts by Uhuru’s team to discuss and adopt a common position on BBI.
Uhuru Dam Bursts Its Banks
Uhuru dam in Ruiru burst its banks early Thursday morning following heavy rainfall.
Residents of Varsityville estate in Kamakis are affected amid reports of flooded homes.
Recent heavy rains have caused flooding across the country with tens of thousands displaced and more than 100 dead.
Principals switch off phones as parents look for vacancies
Headteachers are grappling with growing demand by parents seeking to transfer their children who were selected to join far-flung secondary schools.
It emerged yesterday that some parents are uncomfortable with the idea of sending their children to institutions in distant counties.
The Ministry of Education has come under intense scrutiny over the form one selection process. CS Magoha revealed that at least 30,000 students were placed in schools that they didn’t choose. It has also emerged that some students have been placed in schools far away from their home counties like a pupil from Kakamega being asked to join a school in Taita Taveta. Do you think the form one selection process was free and fair?