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It is RAILA ODINGA who advised UHURU to appoint MATIANGI as CHIEF MINISTER – RUTO has no any development record!

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Published 23 January 2019

DAILY POST: REVEALED: It is RAILA ODINGA who advised UHURU to appoint MATIANGI as CHIEF MINISTER – RUTO has no any development record! 02:25 Wednesday January 23, 2019-A senior Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) MP has revealed that President Uhuru Kenyatta held consultations with National Super Alliance (NASA) leader, Raila Odinga, before Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiangi, was named as the chairman of the National Development and Communication Cabinet Committee.
In the new position, Matiangi will now be chairing Cabinet meetings that bring together all Cabinet Secretaries, Attorney General Paul Kihara and Head of Civil Service, Joseph Kinyua. Now an ODM MP has revealed that NASA supremo had a hand in the appointment of Matiangi as the Chief Minister in the Uhuru’s government. “The president wants legacy and as ODM, we also want him to have a good record. We decided to back his Big Four agenda that's why we stopped endless politics just for its sake,” the ODM MP stated. “Jakom (Raila) believes in Matiang'i's ability and in the last few weeks, he advised for his appointment to the post. It's just helping the president to work and nothing else," the ODM MP stated. For the better part of festive season, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila met at the coastal strip where it was rumoured they discussed about Matiangi’s appointment.

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