The now famous 9th handshake brought with it a great level of Peace and Tranquility in the Country. Apart from the peace, individuals that were considered dead politically made their way into public service.
One such people is former Funyula MP Paul Otuoma. After loosing the Bungoma Gubernatorial seat to the incumbent Sospheter Ojamoong, Otuoma went into a political cold with many wondering what he was actually up to.
Then came the latest appointments by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Otuoma was appointed the Chairman of the Privatisation Commission.
The Former MP has now said that the famous March handshake has bore fruit earning him a job in government.
This is not the first time that a previous member of the opposition has got a Government appointment.
In what seemed to be a reward for the handshake, Uhuru in July gave Raila’s two key campaign members state appointments
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.