What is the head of public service and secretary to the cabinet, ambassador Francis Muthaura up to. Today he has issued a statement highlighting the following, in an attempt to clear up the gray areas of the deal between Raila of ODM and Kibaki of PNU.
The vice president, currently Hon Kalonzo Musyoka, will still remain the Leader of Government Business in Parliament. Raila had indicated in a KTN interview with Peter Opondo last week on Thursday that he does not expect this role as he will be busy as a Prime Minister to attend Parliament regularly.
The President will chair cabinet meetings. That implies that he will be the Head of Government. Raila has in the past talked of consulting the president as he discharges his duties of 'supervising and coordinating' the ministries.
Civil servants will not be affected by the 50-50 deal expected to be implemented at the cabinet level. ODM had been said to be expecting a reconstitution of prime positions in the civil service to reflect the agreement. This reiterates Martha Karua's sentiments on Sunday that the deal did not include civil service positions. Karua is intimated to be one of the aspiring DPM's something that will put focus on Kibaki's tribalism accusation since Martha Karua is from the expansive Kikuyu community if she is appointed to this position. She has in the past indicated that she will be vying for the presidency in 2012.
The Prime Minister and the two Deputy Prime Ministers will also have ministerial portfolios. For example Raila will be the prime minister and minister for internal security in the office of the president. The downside is that this reduces the ministries to be shared out to ODM and PNU cronies by three, four if the vice president will also have a ministerial portfolio.
Interestingly, the fate of Muthaura's position still hangs in the balance as most of his duties will be taken up by the prime minister.
Kenya Head of Public Service on Kibaki/Raila Deal
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3 Responses to Kenya Head of Public Service on Kibaki/Raila Deal
hi!
i dont understand this preoccupation of the average kenyan with the problem with our leaders. u have gone a great length to tell us about what power sharing bra bra bra and all other things that are really nothing about our problems but those to do with our leaders. tell us, what is the price of unga today? u dont know do u? u r doing very well as just another arm-chair political 'analyst'.
hi!
i dont understand this preoccupation of the average kenyan with the problem with our leaders. u have gone a great length to tell us about what power sharing bra bra bra and all other things that are really nothing about our problems but those to do with our leaders. tell us, what is the price of unga today? u dont know do u? u r doing very well as just another arm-chair political 'analyst'.
Kamoche, if you were in Kenya in December, January and February, you will clearly understand that the problem of our leaders is the problem of the masses. Our leaders have determined not only the price of Unga but also the price of sukuma wiki. I bet you are not in Kenya. You cannot just ignore the Kenyan politician, no not at this moment.
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