Raila allies gain ground in new PS reshuffle

From left: Principal Secretary nominees former Nyeri Deputy Governor Caroline Karugu, Stephen Isaboke and former Nominated Senator Judith Pareno. [File, Standard]

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has won big in the latest shake-up of Principal Secretaries (PSs) as some of his allies landed nominations as heads of newly created departments.

This as former ICT Principal Secretary Edward Kisiang’ani, infamous for repeated attempts at curtailing media freedoms, was sacked and reappointed as a member of President William Ruto’s council of economic advisors.

Kisiang’ani fell hours after the High Court found that he had acted unlawfully by denying some sections of the Press government advertising through a memo that directed all adverts to be channeled to two media houses. He will be replaced by Stephen Isaboke, a top executive at the Multichoice.