Rejected politicians get new lease of life, while others are left in the cold in Uhuru's new team

New Water Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui at the Nairobi Safari Club upon his appointment to the cabinet by President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Photo by Elvis Ogina/Standard]

The unveiling of the full Cabinet by President Uhuru Kenyatta has given a new lease of life to politicians who were voted out in August General Election while other once vocal campaigners of the ruling Jubilee Party remain in the cold, perhaps pondering their next move.

Most of those who made it back to the limelight have been nominated as Cabinet Secretaries or Chief Administration Secretaries (CAS), an indication that the president is keen on rewarding individuals who helped deliver his second term and at the same time bring some political spine within the Government.