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Professional Cabinet good for performance, political culture

By Kilemi Mwiria

NAIROBI, KENYA: Iam in agreement with the President for appointing a largely professional Cabinet. This is in keeping with our new Constitution, the mood of the public and Parliament. There are, however, those who believe that governance being a balance between politics and performance, a blend of politicians and professionals would not be a bad idea. Although not so intended, this requirement was satisfied with the nomination of Charity Ngilu and Najib Balala who could not have possibly been left out having been an integral part of the Jubilee campaign team. Interestingly, the same public complaining over their inclusion would have been the first to say how unreliable the President and his Deputy are in respecting pre-election pacts.

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