The year 2018 has been probably one of the years with most dramatic events some good some not so good but all of them had one way or the other reason as to why they happened.
President Uhuru Kenyatta was not left behind as he made drastic changes in his government with some of his appointments shocking Kenyans and leaving alot of un answered questions.
The year saw many new transformations after the March 9 handshake between President Uhuru and ODM leader Raila Odinga when they decided to bury the hatchet.
With Uhuru getting himself criticised for some of his appointments, the handshake came with many goodies for Raila and his close friends.
He finally got a high ranking job as the AU’s High Representative for Development and Infrastructure. He has been awarded with the Black History Month, African Peace Award 2018 and got an honorary Degree at the Jaramogi Odinga University alongside Uhuru.
Kathleen Openda was appointed the Chairperson of the Council of the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication.
Openda was the director in charge of communication and media at the secretariat which ran Raila’s campaign.
Joe Owaka Ager, NASA’s director of operations, was designated as the Chairperson of the Placement Board for the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).
NASA CEO Norman Magaya, a former critic of Uhuru, and ODM Secretariat official David Osiany also landed memberships in Kenya Film Classification and Chemelil Sugar boards respectively.
ODM Vice Chair Thomas Mwadeghu was in September appointed to sit in the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority Board while former ODM Women’s League Chair Betty Syengo is in the Board of the Bomas of Kenya.
Former ODM Mps Agostino Neto (Ndhiwa )was selected as a Board member for NEMA, while Martin Ogindo (Rangwe) is a board member of the Agricultural Development Corporation.
Raila’s former aide Caroli Omondi was in June appointed as a board member of the National Oil Corporation of Kenya for a three a year term.
Comedian Vincent Mwasia alias Chipukeezy was appointed as a NACADA board member on June 6. He is set to hold the position for three years.
Former Vice President Moody Awori was recently appointed by Uhuru as a member of the Sports, Art and Social Development Fund board.
His appointment was met with a lot of criticism, with a majority of Kenyans questioning why a 91 year- old was given the post instead of the youth.
While Uhuru has consistently promised his government is working on providing more employment for the youth, he defended Awori’s appointment.
He linked the youth to rampant corruption when given state jobs saying his trust in them had dwindled.