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CS James Macharia: Man whose policies always ignite feud

By Dominic Omondi and Macharia Kamau | 7yrs ago

Starting the fire and retreating appears to be the legacy that the CS has perfected since he assumed the reigns at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development in 2015, a fairly heavy docket considering he has five PSs under him. [File, Standard]

James Wainaina Macharia, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, is a man under siege.

To some people, the former Cabinet Secretary for Health sounds experimental at the helm of, perhaps the country’s most powerful ministry.

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