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Plum jobs: State appointments turn to theatre of absurd

Cabinet Secretary Ministry of ICT Joe Mucheru

The powerful continue to enjoy coveted State positions under the watch of helpless ordinary Kenyans.

Widows and widowers have officially joined the old, the politically connected and kin of the mighty who now form the coterie of Jubilee government choices for State appointments. In the trend, which has developed over the years but was crowned by ICT CS Joe Mucheru on Friday, they suddenly become qualified for plum State jobs on account of their departed relative’s names and qualifications.

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