Uhuru’s hands-on leadership style hurting Jubilee fortunes

When he ascended to power, following 2013 general election, President Uhuru Kenyatta gave a palpable impression that his leadership style would be different from those of his predecessors. From the outset, Uhuru seemed to prefer a hands-on cum semi-autonomous style, giving some latitude to his cabinet secretaries to run their ministries.

Having been derided as a former President Moi’s project during his last shot at the presidency, Mr. Kenyatta wanted to principally draw a line between his person and that of his political mentor. Apparently, neither would he have wished to be Mr. Kibaki’s replica. It would be remembered that during his term as the official leader of opposition, Mr. Kenyatta scoffed at President Kibaki’s totally hands-off style, referring to the then NARC boss as a “see no evil, hear no evil” president.