Big man syndrome: Patronage has been the formula for resource allocation

President William Ruto at State House, Nairobi, hosted leaders and businessmen from Siaya County and appraised them of the government’s projects in the region. [PCS]

Amid backlash over his shareholding remarks, which equated the government to a corporation that would prioritise communities that voted for it, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua fought back.    

The people from the Mt Kenya region had voted President William Ruto into office, and so they deserved the significant share allocated to the region in Dr Ruto’s government.