President Uhuru Kenyatta’s appointment of interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i to supervise all the government’s development projects has in recent days ignited a fierce debate on what Matiang’i’s new job entails. 

Tonight, on  the House of Cards, our political affairs reporter Murimi Mwangi flashes back to 1986 when veteran politician Simeon Nyachae was entrusted with a similar mandate then as Chief Secretary and highlights key political landmines likely to stand in Matiang’i’s way in his new job!