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Why Jubilee technocrats find it rough at the table of politicians

Going gets tough for Cabinet of technocrats President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William appointed [File| Standard]

When Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto won the presidency in 2013, one of their first public announcements was that they would largely appoint a Cabinet of technocrats.

In their first line-up, the only politicians appointed were Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu in Lands and Najib Balala in Mining. Later in 2015, Devolution CS Mwangi Kiunjuri, Dan Kazungu of Mining, Charles Keter of Energy and Water’s Eugene Wamalwa joined.

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