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Post by mwalimumkuu on Apr 23, 2013 16:51:10 GMT 3
Uhuru to unveil his first cabinet at statehouse shortly. Stay tuned.
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Apr 23, 2013 17:01:28 GMT 3
The swift move by Uhuru soon after the parliament approved the committee charged with vetting public officers only confirms that Uhuru and Ruto had long settled on the names of men and women who would partner them in running the new government. The wait helped serve UhuRuto in one major way, that is; shielding the would be nominees from being dragged in the mad long before the real vetting begins.
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Post by joblesscorner on Apr 23, 2013 17:20:35 GMT 3
our comrades in Nipate already have their own list even before the announcement.
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Post by Omwenga on Apr 23, 2013 18:36:46 GMT 3
The swift move by Uhuru soon after the parliament approved the committee charged with vetting public officers only confirms that Uhuru and Ruto had long settled on the names of men and women who would partner them in running the new government. The wait helped serve UhuRuto in one major way, that is; shielding the would be nominees from being dragged in the mad long before the real vetting begins. Maybe I spoke too soon. What a disappointment by two leaders. Mwalimumkuu, I am laughing as I read this because after reading your earlier post, I wondered what you'll say after the duo only named less than a handful of the 18-member cabinet. I give you credit for what you've said here though for this is not only a disappointment, it simply tells us digital is analog after-all when it comes to politics. Here is my view on this and nothing really new based on my previous well-sourced reporting: there is clearly a stalemate as to the composition of the cabinet, especially appointment to certain key portfolios. At least one of them, Treasury, has gone to URP, what about the rest? BTW we know they were forced to name the handful because of the looming budget deadlines so a Secretary for National Treasury must be in place pronto to avoid a mini-crisis. |
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Apr 23, 2013 18:38:17 GMT 3
UhuRuto named only four nominees for a start. My inquiries indicate that the two are actually carrying out face-to-face interviews at the statehouse, more reason the process is expected to take longer.
Here are the four so far named:
1. Amina Mohammed - Foreign Affairs
2. Henry Rotich - National Treasury
3. Dr. Fred Okengo Matiang'i - ICT
4. James Wainaina Macharia - Health
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Apr 23, 2013 18:42:28 GMT 3
Maybe I spoke too soon. What a disappointment by two leaders. Mwalimumkuu, I am laughing as I read this because after reading your earlier post, I wondered what you'll say after the duo only named less than a handful of the 18-member cabinet. I give you credit for what you've said here though for this is not only a disappointment, it simply tells us digital is analog after-all when it comes to politics. Here is my view on this and nothing really new based on my previous well-sourced reporting: there is clearly a stalemate as to the composition of the cabinet, especially appointment to certain key portfolios. At least one of them, Treasury, has gone to URP, what about the rest? BTW we know they were forced to name the handful because of the looming budget deadlines so a Secretary for National Treasury must be in place pronto to avoid a mini-crisis. You came to mind soon after I heard the four names. But after some inquiry, I was convinced otherwise and had to delete my earlier post. I will give them the dynamic duo the benefit of doubt for now. But I have to agree with you that the optics are not very good nonetheless. |
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Post by denno on Apr 23, 2013 19:12:07 GMT 3
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Post by einstein on Apr 23, 2013 19:56:47 GMT 3
Wow! An English teacher by profession to head ICT? |
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Post by b6k on Apr 23, 2013 20:46:58 GMT 3
Uhuru to unveil his first cabinet at statehouse shortly. Stay tuned. I had started a new thread before I realized MM already had this one going. The Digital team have named 4 nominees to the cabinet. It looks like they are reading from Obama's playbook & have done this without their stuffy jackets on. Soon they may start to roll up their sleeves as well. There's a new government in town, folks.... |
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Post by denno on Apr 23, 2013 21:58:37 GMT 3
So we have a Linguist for ICT, a banker for health, and an economist for Finance and a diplomat for foreign affairs. I was hoping to for a cabinet with professionals holding posts tied to their relevant field
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Post by mank on Apr 23, 2013 22:22:23 GMT 3
So we have a Linguist for ICT, a banker for health, and an economist for Finance and a diplomat for foreign affairs. I was hoping to for a cabinet with professionals holding posts tied to their relevant field Certainly a linguist can head ICT (perhaps the question is what the role of government is), and economist can head Finance, and a diplomat can head foreign affairs. What's wrong with those picks, otherwise? It is always easy to state a negative when you are not responsible enough to suggest an alternative that would be positive. I am not sure about a banker heading health, but I would wish to know what qualifies the person for the position before I complain - certainly a banker can be many other things, and we have known people to do very well in professions other than the one's they hold papers in. Higher education is not a condemnation to the line of service akin to the classes one took. Learned people can be dynamic professionals. If people complain unnecessarily they will render their complaints inaudible even on the day there is reason to complain. |
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Post by podp on Apr 23, 2013 22:37:59 GMT 3
]Certainly a linguist can head ICT, and economist can head Finance, and a diplomat can head foreign affairs. What's wrong the picks, otherwise? It is always easy to state a negative when you are not responsible enough to suggest an alternative that would be positive. I am not sure about a banker heading health, but I would wish to know what qualifies the person for the position before I complain - certainly a banker can be many other things, and we have known people to do very well in professions other than the one's they hold papers in. Higher education is not a condemnation to the line of service in akin to the classes one studied. Learned people can be dynamic professionals. If people complain unnecessarily they will render their complaints inaudible even on the day there is reason to complain.
how we are debating them elsewhere, in particular the ICT guy Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Delete | Show original Hi all, State House has been kind enough to put up brief CVs on Scribd. www.scribd.com/doc/137564995/Cabinet-Secretaries-Nominees-CVsKind regards, AAA Subject: Re: Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary for ICT Dear XX: He is the one. Dr Matiang'i is a great man. He taught me West African Literature at the University of Nairobi! You may also be interested to see why your good friend Dr Ndemo will have to bid farewell to the ICT Ministry where he has literally made his second home for the last years. He has been anti-consumer and we wish him well - whether he is appointed as CS or a PS in any other Ministry. www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1529%3Awhy-ndemo-may-have-been-missed-on-the-ict-docket&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=60 Kind regards, YYY Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Delete | Show original @yyy, I can feel your excitement. But lets interrogate the possible merits of Dr. Matiangi who taught you literature @ UoN - within the context of our ICT industry. What do you think Dr. Matiangi would bring on the table? I do appreciate that he does NOT need to be an IT/Technical guy, after all Dr. Ndemo is an economist and I think overall Ndemo is/has been excellent to our sector. So what do you think is Dr. Matiangi's advantage? Remember, the Vetting Committee in Parliament might ask the same questions and we may need the answers to defend the choice our Digital President has made. XX. ________________________________________ Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Delete | Show original It seems Dr. Ndemo was busy working and putting Kenya on the map while others were lobbying. We look forward to working with Dr. Matiangi. Although his CV does not show much on ICT, it is full of diplomacy, lobbying and achievement on many fronts. Let us all wish him well, cooperate on all positive initiatives he will spearhead, and condemn every effort to take us back to the neolithic period. Lastly and foremost, Bwana Matiangi, welcome -- ZZZ Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Delete | Show original I think there has been a lot of lobbying, even though of course the guys promised to give the jobs to 'proper' technocrats. We know that we were being duped, somewhat, because these are political appointments. I think Matiangi has been leading, among other projects, the televising of parliament, if I am not wrong. As someone alluded here, again speculatively, he was (and perhaps still is) very close to a very senior Kisii politician. And due to the monster called 'ethnic balancing', Dr Ndemo will most likely be moved to another department, if all. But he is still welcome at the University of Nairobi where he can contribute a lot. What I am sure though is that Dr Ndemo has been brilliant, and hope he can still retain his position (wishful thinking, perhaps!) irrespective of where the Secretary comes from. BBB Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Delete | Show original Hi, My take is that the interpretation of the title Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) is that they are 3 distinct and independent functions in which case the I and the T have been screwed. We are back to the drawing board in as far as the development of ICT has we know it is concerned, I can assure you that his first act after vetting will be to implement the 60% local content rule which will confirm my fears that his area of specialisation is communication in the narrow sense of the word. It took us many years to get Ndemo to his current level of appreciation of ICT as indivisible, I hope there are some young and energetic minds out there that are ready to spoon feed Dr. Matiangi and I pray that Mutoro is not on that panel otherwise it shall be a double whammy Regards CCC so all in all those in ICT have their fears and hopes |
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Post by denno on Apr 23, 2013 22:39:12 GMT 3
Mank I'm im not complaining, I just offered my opinion as to what I undestood by the promise to hire "professional". You are indeed right to say that some people have excelled in fields they never went to school for, so a good leader/manager will mostly succeed even if they are not trained in that field. in order to have trasformational changes in these new ministries it would have been best to have "relevant experts" who can lead the overhauling or the ineffective Policies of the past
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Post by mank on Apr 23, 2013 23:07:30 GMT 3
Mank I'm im not complaining, I just offered my opinion as to what I undestood by the promise to hire "professional". You are indeed right to say that some people have excelled in fields they never went to school for, so a good leader/manager will mostly succeed even if they are not trained in that field. in order to have trasformational changes in these new ministries it would have been best to have "relevant experts" who can lead the overhauling or the ineffective Policies of the past I hear you Denno. You and I agree on one thing: that some people deliver successfully in areas in which they are not schooled. Hopefully that's the promise Uhuruto are seeing in these folks, or these opinions we air will soon be very loud complaints. I don't readily accept the notion that only holders of higher degrees in specialty areas can change service delivery in their areas of specialization. All I hope is that the ones that are picked will do it well enough. The truth is that cabinet positions come with different demands, some of which relate to how well the persons holding them can work with the executive above them. So there is always and everywhere some latitude of choice between expertise and other considerations that may not be transparent. Now, if someone goes and picks someone from an absolute no background to relate the appointment to, that's something else. |
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Post by denno on Apr 23, 2013 23:28:07 GMT 3
Mank, Agreed we shall have to wait and see how they perform before we can hail them or complain call for their firing.
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Apr 24, 2013 5:28:49 GMT 3
PODP,
Very informative review there from obviously guys either very close to one of the nominees or with very deep knowledge about him. One can only hope that the parliamentary vetting will be live on TV for a better understanding of the nominees. But they look very solid so far.
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Post by einstein on Apr 24, 2013 17:37:08 GMT 3
Wow! An English teacher by profession to head ICT? NAIROBI, KENYA: The Kenya Medical Association (KMA), which brings together medical doctors have faulted President Uhuru Kenyatta's cabinet secretary nominee for health saying he should have picked somebody from the Health background. Speaking today, the Doctors said that it was unfortunate for the President to by-pass a large number of qualified health professionals who can execute the job and go for an "outsider" They called on the President to give Mr. Macharia another docket and appoint a "suitable person". "We have nothing against the President's nominee and we greatly respect his professional qualifications, but he has absolutely no work experience in the health sector," said KMA chairperson Dr. Elly Nyaim. KMA's Eldoret Branch Chair Dr Lukoye Atwoli said the position needs a person with deep knowledge and understanding of the health sector to be able to advise the president accordingly. They indicated that they will be writing to the vetting committee of parliament to express their concerns on the matter in the hope that an appropriate nominee is appointed. The health sector continues to suffer since senior people with proven experience and track record are ignored when it comes to appointments to senior positions" They dismissed suggestion that the position can be held by anyone with good management skills and experience insisting that a person with a medical background and management skills would be a big plus. www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000082221&story_title=Kenya:DoctorscriticizeUhuruonhealthnominee |
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Post by joblesscorner on Apr 24, 2013 17:38:18 GMT 3
Another day of nominees, niko ndani ya Ikulu hehehe
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Apr 24, 2013 19:37:28 GMT 3
... and the circus continues; no names until tomorrow, if at all.
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Apr 24, 2013 19:55:00 GMT 3
Meanwhile, Mutahi Ngunyi twits:
It does'nt GO WRONG; It STARTS WRONG. The Japanese use half the time planning; half the time implementing. We should not rush Uhuru and Ruto
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Post by einstein on Apr 24, 2013 19:57:26 GMT 3
People cannot simply agree on a simple Cabinet line up!? And they want to tell us it is not about power sharing at all? I hope all is still well with their souls. LIVE TEXT: Uhuru postpones naming of Cabinet nominees7:32 President Kenyatta is scheduled to fly out for his first official engagement outside Kenya on Thursday morning where he will join other East African Community heads of State at the regional summit in Arusha Tanzania. 7:29 William Ruto: Their (nominees) business is to deliver on the agenda we have for Kenya. Stop giving yourself unnecessary headache on who is TNA who is URP nominee amongst the cabinet secretaries nominees. We have not asked them which party they voted for because it is not relevant.<--Power sharing is the problem7:28 Uhuru Kenyatta: Power sharing has been the last thing on our minds.<--That is the problem right there. We have been driven primarily on abilities to deliver to Kenyans. We have no issue at all on power sharing. 7:27 Uhuru Kenyatta: Managers and individuals capable of implementing the agenda that we have, The individuals we have chosen have capacity and can deliver. We are choosing on individuals with management capacity to work with individuals in respective sector 7:22 William Ruto: There were challenges we could not avoid today. W e had a visitor from neighbouring country and the talks took most of our time. <--Excuse The work that we started since Tuesday of selecting Cabinet Secretary nominees is still ongoing. 7:20 Allow us more time, we will work through the night if necessary. Tomorrow 9am morning latest we will have a comprehensive list of those who will oversee oversee Jubilee's agenda. 7:19pm Uhuru Kenyatta: Consultation took much longer than was expected and were not able to begin the work we were undertaking until quite late. We will continue a quite longer because we still have people to consult with. <--ExcuseThe President had on Tuesday named four out of the 18 members of his Cabinet. (READ: President Uhuru names four Cabinet members) The nominees were Dr. Fred Okengo Matiang'i for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), Mr. Henry K. Rotich as Cabinet Secretary in the National Treasury Ministry, James Wainaina Macharia for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Amb. Amina Mohamed for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/LIVE-TEXT--Uhuru-unveils-Cabinet-nominees/-/1064/1757174/-/ngjfxa/-/index.html |
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Post by kamalet on Apr 24, 2013 20:40:13 GMT 3
People cannot simply agree on a simple Cabinet line up!? And they want to tell us it is not about power sharing at all? I hope all is still well with their souls. LIVE TEXT: Uhuru postpones naming of Cabinet nominees7:32 President Kenyatta is scheduled to fly out for his first official engagement outside Kenya on Thursday morning where he will join other East African Community heads of State at the regional summit in Arusha Tanzania. 7:29 William Ruto: Their (nominees) business is to deliver on the agenda we have for Kenya. Stop giving yourself unnecessary headache on who is TNA who is URP nominee amongst the cabinet secretaries nominees. We have not asked them which party they voted for because it is not relevant.<--Power sharing is the problem7:28 Uhuru Kenyatta: Power sharing has been the last thing on our minds.<--That is the problem right there. We have been driven primarily on abilities to deliver to Kenyans. We have no issue at all on power sharing. 7:27 Uhuru Kenyatta: Managers and individuals capable of implementing the agenda that we have, The individuals we have chosen have capacity and can deliver. We are choosing on individuals with management capacity to work with individuals in respective sector 7:22 William Ruto: There were challenges we could not avoid today. W e had a visitor from neighbouring country and the talks took most of our time. <--Excuse The work that we started since Tuesday of selecting Cabinet Secretary nominees is still ongoing. 7:20 Allow us more time, we will work through the night if necessary. Tomorrow 9am morning latest we will have a comprehensive list of those who will oversee oversee Jubilee's agenda. 7:19pm Uhuru Kenyatta: Consultation took much longer than was expected and were not able to begin the work we were undertaking until quite late. We will continue a quite longer because we still have people to consult with. <--ExcuseThe President had on Tuesday named four out of the 18 members of his Cabinet. (READ: President Uhuru names four Cabinet members) The nominees were Dr. Fred Okengo Matiang'i for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), Mr. Henry K. Rotich as Cabinet Secretary in the National Treasury Ministry, James Wainaina Macharia for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Amb. Amina Mohamed for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/LIVE-TEXT--Uhuru-unveils-Cabinet-nominees/-/1064/1757174/-/ngjfxa/-/index.htmlPoor fellow still stuck 10 years ago on silly power sharing arrangements between Kibaki and the other fellow who keeps failing to get elected. It is a new world out there! |
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Post by mugabe on Apr 24, 2013 21:02:02 GMT 3
People cannot simply agree on a simple Cabinet line up!? And they want to tell us it is not about power sharing at all? I hope all is still well with their souls. LIVE TEXT: Uhuru postpones naming of Cabinet nominees7:32 President Kenyatta is scheduled to fly out for his first official engagement outside Kenya on Thursday morning where he will join other East African Community heads of State at the regional summit in Arusha Tanzania. 7:29 William Ruto: Their (nominees) business is to deliver on the agenda we have for Kenya. Stop giving yourself unnecessary headache on who is TNA who is URP nominee amongst the cabinet secretaries nominees. We have not asked them which party they voted for because it is not relevant.<--Power sharing is the problem7:28 Uhuru Kenyatta: Power sharing has been the last thing on our minds.<--That is the problem right there. We have been driven primarily on abilities to deliver to Kenyans. We have no issue at all on power sharing. 7:27 Uhuru Kenyatta: Managers and individuals capable of implementing the agenda that we have, The individuals we have chosen have capacity and can deliver. We are choosing on individuals with management capacity to work with individuals in respective sector 7:22 William Ruto: There were challenges we could not avoid today. W e had a visitor from neighbouring country and the talks took most of our time. <--Excuse The work that we started since Tuesday of selecting Cabinet Secretary nominees is still ongoing. 7:20 Allow us more time, we will work through the night if necessary. Tomorrow 9am morning latest we will have a comprehensive list of those who will oversee oversee Jubilee's agenda. 7:19pm Uhuru Kenyatta: Consultation took much longer than was expected and were not able to begin the work we were undertaking until quite late. We will continue a quite longer because we still have people to consult with. <--ExcuseThe President had on Tuesday named four out of the 18 members of his Cabinet. (READ: President Uhuru names four Cabinet members) The nominees were Dr. Fred Okengo Matiang'i for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), Mr. Henry K. Rotich as Cabinet Secretary in the National Treasury Ministry, James Wainaina Macharia for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Amb. Amina Mohamed for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/LIVE-TEXT--Uhuru-unveils-Cabinet-nominees/-/1064/1757174/-/ngjfxa/-/index.htmlPoor fellow still stuck 10 years ago on silly power sharing arrangements between Kibaki and the other fellow who keeps failing to get elected. It is a new world out there! poor fella. He assumes the politics of Kenya will overnight change and that the lion shall lie next to lamb merely because he wishes so. No its not a new world out there. Kenya's politics changeth not. Removing 'Raira' from the equation does not transform the dynamics of kenyan politics. |
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Post by vascodagama on Apr 24, 2013 22:34:27 GMT 3
I admire the new team. Frankly, the ministry of health does not have to be headed by a medical doctor. To set up a functional healthcare system requires someone with strong financial management background. Our healthcare professionals nerd to be paid better to reverse the brain drain.
Vascodagama
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Post by jakaswanga on Apr 24, 2013 22:50:51 GMT 3
THE NEW [STATE SECRETARY] MINISTER OF FINANCE
in a time of crisis, jembe kukamata ni siku ya kwanza --ie, no quarter given.
Rotich Henry has an impressive CV yes. But that is standard at this level. The shock would be if he hadn't one! So no boner there.
But now that we have a smart man, we can surely ask smart and not so smart questions, and in all cases get a smart answer. This smart man, I believe, knows where the smoking guns are hidden. He has sojourned long at the Treasury, both the CBK and the ministry of Finance.
1. Those famous errors. Are they as innocent as the word error?
2. How significant was the IMF hand in the writing of the financial devolution act passed by the GCG
3. Those Banking scandals like the Charter House one. When did who know what when?
NB: I can mention up to ten scandals, some of them including some banks getting eve a LOWER benchmark rate from the CBK. A preferential treatment that gives them a many rounds head-start on the competition. And many more skeletons in the cupboard which Rotich is free to lie to us he never heard of.
By a man's lies in office, we get a measure of him: Let me humour you if you will: IS MIGINGO IN KENYA?
--No idea
--Wait for some court to decide
---May be
---Absolutely
---None of the above.
So, Honourable Rotich, here is my vetting question: THE ERRORS, were they theft?
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