UHURU appoints MATIANGI as “Prime Minister” obliquely! He will be supervising RUTO and all Cabinet Secretaries including the AG

DAILY POST: UHURU appoints MATIANGI as “Prime Minister” obliquely! He will be supervising RUTO and all Cabinet Secretaries including the AG Politics 07:29

Tuesday January 22, 2019 - President Uhuru Kenyatta has finally rewarded Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiangi, after showing a lot of dedication and brilliance since his appointment as CS in 2013. In new changes to the Executive, Uhuru formed The National Development Implementation and Communication Cabinet Committee that will be chaired by Matiangi. Treasury CS, Henry Rotich, will deputise Matiangi and the members will be all Cabinet Secretaries, the Attorney General and the Head of Public Service will be the Secretary of the Committee. Some political analysts have shared their thoughts about the changes saying Uhuru has technically appointed Matiangi as Prime Minister because he will be supervising all Cabinet Secretaries. Other analysts say Uhuru has axed Deputy President William Ruto as second in command and replaced him with Matiangi. “This Executive Order has made Fred Matiangi the second most powerful Kenyan after President Uhuru Kenyatta. William Ruto being reduced to a mere spectator in the Government,” Lee Makwiny said. Here is the Executive Order