Uhuru running out of time to secure legacy

President Uhuru Kenyatta.

In 2017, there was a general feeling that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s second term would be about delivering on promises and crafting a legacy. But almost two years later, it is becoming clear that Kenyatta has hopelessly lost control of his administration’s agenda. As a result, he is likely to be remembered as the most ineffectual president since 1992.

At the heart of Kenyatta’s weakness is inability to check his own subordinates. After rumours of an impending Cabinet reshuffle, all Kenyans got was the sacking of Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rashid Echesa and demotion of Amina Mohammed from Education to Sports Ministry. Thinking Kenyans were baffled by this move. Is there any reasonable Kenyan out there who upon examination of myriad ills ailing the Kenyatta administration would have concluded that Mr Echesa was the weakest link? If anything, Echesa’s appointment was a strong indictment of Kenyatta’s judgment. Throughout his tenure, Kenyatta has shown a knack for hiring men and women of questionable character.