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Why you must not lose sleep over Uhuru’s action

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto at the 58th Madaraka Day Celebration in Mamboleo, Kisumu County. [DPPS]

There has been growing disquiet about President Uhuru Kenyatta’s actions lately. The collapsed pact with his Deputy; his big appetite for capital investment in infrastructure and his refusal to appoint some judges despite Justice Service Commission’s recommendations have all attracted hue and cry.

But let us separate noise from signal. Methinks it is a signal of new leadership style in his second term, of which Jubilee vice chairman and president’s ally, David Murathe, had already warned.

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