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Why ‘chief minister’ role a double-edged sword for Matiang’i

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has been demoted, not promoted. His appointment as the ‘Chief minister’ may be a bureaucratic elevation, but it is a political downgrade. Allow me to explain.

As a civil servant, Dr Matiang’i has been given the authority to practice leadership at a wider scope, and get more things done. Which is good. But as a potential national politician, Matiang’i has just been given burdens. And his burdens are threefold. 

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