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| Bomet Senator Hillary Sigei |
Speaking during a panel discussion on Daybreak, the senator explained that the president is focused on making up for lost time considering the past two months that have been riddled with Gen Z protests.
He referenced the breakfast session held at State House on Monday involving the President, his deputy, CSs and PSs, terming it as a bonding session for the newly appointed cabinet who were briefed on their mandate to restore public confidence in the government by fulfilling their delegation.
“I would outrightly answer no because when we saw yesterday the president together with the entire CSs and PSs in office, they had a breakfast session and I haven’t heard that one of the agenda items was a consideration of who would stay and who would go where and when,” the senator said.
“In fact what we’re getting is that the conversation was a bonding session for the newly appointed CSs and the presidential status of the now broad-based government and so I don’t think that issue is yet to be in the cards as of now because we’re looking at settling down from where we came from two months ago and that is what is in everyone’s mind including the president, I don’t think it is one of the things on the table.”
The senator’s statement was in response to a report by The Standard which alleged that the president would fire 15 PSs as part of his austerity measures aimed at cutting cost.
According to the report, the president seeks to reduce the number of PSs from 51 to 36 to work with a leaner team.
At the same time, the report indicated that opposition leader Raila Odinga and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi would be given slots to nominate individuals to the roles.
The measures come in the wake of Gen-Z led protests whereby Kenyans demanded for accountability and good governance at a time when government officials lived in opulence.
By Brian Kimani