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It is exactly one year ago when William Ruto laid his hand on the Bible as he took the oath office as Kenya’s fifth President.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has been ranked as the best performing in the first 10 months of President William Ruto’s administration.
According to a poll released yesterday, Kindiki scored 59 per cent, followed by Education’s Ezekiel Machogu with 55 per cent while Roads, Transport and Public Works CS Kipchumba Murkomen, his Agriculture and Health counterparts Mithika Linturi and Susan Nakhumicha were ranked in third position after scoring 53 per cent each.
Others in the top 10 include Aden Duale (defence) who scored 52 per cent, tied with Ababu Namwamba (Sports), Eliud Owalo (ICT) 51 per cent, while Alfred Mutua (Foreign Affairs), Penina Malonza (Tourism) and Alice Wahome (Water) all scored 50 per cent.
The bottom three in the list are David Chirchir (Energy 45 per cent), Florence Bore (Labour) and Njuguna Ndung’u (Treasury) who scored 46 per cent. The CSs have however been given a score of C while the remaining bottom 10 CSs have been given a D.
In terms of regions, Kindiki was rated high in Rift Valley with 41 per cent, followed by Central (36 per cent) and lowest in Nyanza (17 per cent) and Nairobi (27 per cent).
Machogu on the other hand was rated best in North Eastern region (20 per cent), Eastern (17 per cent) and ranked lowest in Rift Valley and Western regions with 8 per cent while Nakhumicha was ranked the best in Nairobi and North Eastern regions with 11 per cent and lowest in Rift Valley and Western at seven and eight per cent respectively.
What do you think of this latest poll results?
Meanwhile, here are news stories making headlines on Opera News today;
Raila to make ‘major announcement’ on bipartisan talks
Azimio la Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga is set to make a major announcement on the ongoing bipartisan talks, amid growing claims that President William Ruto’s camp is frustrating the negotiations.
Mr Odinga yesterday chaired a crisis meeting that lasted more than four hours to deliberate on the coalition’s engagement with the ruling alliance.
Sources in the meeting told the Nation that Mr Odinga is likely to make fresh demands to President Ruto tomorrow.
“Reality Is Hitting Him Hard” What Ruto Has Realized About His Many Promises In 1 Year As President
One year ago today, at 12:44 pm, William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya’s fifth President. The event took place amidst intense heat due to a prevailing drought.
During his inauguration, the new President made a series of promises, including reducing the cost of living, generating employment opportunities for the unemployed masses, and addressing issues that concerned “hustlers.”
In his inauguration speech, the then 56-year-old, who had adopted the moniker of “chief hustler,” pledged to collaborate with all Kenyans, regardless of their political affiliations, with the aim of uniting a nation that had become polarized.
Nairobi: 4 Robbers Break into Embakasi Church, Steal KSh 400k and Other Valuables
Police are undertaking investigations into a robbery incident at Deliverance Church in Embakasi.
Four robbers accessed the church premises on the dawn of Monday, September 11.
CCTV footage published by Citizen TV showed the quartet troubling the security guard who they overpowered before gaining entry into the church hall.
They ransacked the auditorium before leaving with, among other things, 2 keyboards, five screens, a sound mixer, two cameras, and two amplifiers