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President Uhuru Kenyatta beats retreat on nomination of politicians to the Jubilee Cabinet

President Uhuru Kenyatta appears to have beaten a retreat on his initial pledge to leave politicians out of his Cabinet.

Sometime in April 2013, as the president and his deputy settled down to the business of forming their first Cabinet, Deputy President William Ruto made a statement that appeared to signal a radical departure from the past.

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