Good morning fellow Kenyans,
Is it time the Deputy President William Ruto quits government?
On Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta held a crucial Cabinet meeting where his deputy was conspicuously missing.
His absence, emerging report says, was due to lack of knowledge and invitation.
State House Kenya by the time of going to press had no comment to give, when contacted by a local media house, on the matter.
What is evident now is the reality the DP and his boss have refused to tell Kenyans; their joint stay in power is long overdue.
From calls to resign to reassigning crucial duties to junior officers, the President made an indirect statement to his deputy that he is no longer needed. And Ruto knows it.
While the constitution protects the office of the Deputy President, what is the need for him to remain in a government he is not needed?
This country has been treated to enough drama at the crucial arm of the government making Uhuruto continuous stay in power untenable.
As it appears, the DP is hell-bent on ensuring he ascends to the House on the Hill and the implementation of the Government agenda is not his thing anymore.
And with 2022 a few months ago, it is time for the DP to chose one; quit or shelve his political campaigns until a few months to 2022 General Elections.
That aside, here are our top stories today:
Ruto: Uhuru Did Not Invite at State House Meeting
Deputy President William Ruto was Thursday locked out of a key Executive meeting chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta as the Jubilee divorce gets acrimonious.
But the DP said he only skipped the meeting because he was not invited.
At the high table next to the President sat Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i—seen as ‘Uhuru’s Mr Fix It’. Matiang’i chairs the powerful National Development Implementation and Communication Cabinet Committee.
Tension Among Ruto Allies As Cabinet Reshuffle Looms
Barely two days after President Uhuru Kenyatta made changes in his cabinet involving CASs and PSs, details have emerged on the probability of the Head of State making another change, this time, on Cabinet Secretaries.
Reports say a good number of Cabinet Members are set to be kicked out soon with the recent changes being a precursor of the sacking of the big fish.
According to a report by the Standard, a reliable source privy to the changes say there is high tension in Cabinet as allies of Deputy President William Ruto in the cabinet are on the verge of being axed.
Raila Purchases Four Helicopters Ahead of 2022
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga is preparing for his 5th Presidential attempt in the country after failing to clinch the top seat in all his attempts.
The ODM leader is yet to publicly state his intentions ahead of the 2022 general elections but he is still the strong ODM candidate to fly the party’s flag and plans are underway.
According to a local publisher the standard, Raila has purchased Four choppers from France and are set to arrive in the country this week where they will be assembled.