[Image]Politics is unhealthy when it eats away at the time meant for work to develop the country and grow the economy.When former President Uhuru Kenyatta requested politicians to desist from premature campaigns, he explained that he did not want endless politics to detract the development of the nation.After every campaign period, elections are conducted and the incumbent government extends its stay or a new one is formed. The 2022 general election was conducted and are over.Those who lost the elections are expected to respect the will of the people and allow the new government to work for the republic. The winning team should desist from prolonged victory partying, roll up their sleeves, and get to the work they asked mwananchi to give them.On hitting the ground rolling, President William Ruto has decided to lead by example. Exactly a fortnight after taking over the Presidency from his predecessor and former boss, President Ruto, on Tuesday named his full Cabinet.The 22-member Cabinet has been described by his media people as a “Transformative. Professional. Capable. People Friendly Cabinet.” As they say, only time shows, and with a team, all we can do is give them a chance to meet or exceed expectations.In naming the Cabinet so swiftly, the President impresses that he came prepared for the job that he asked for. The Cabinet literally runs the country through their respective ministries. The choice of the individuals is, therefore, an issue of great sensitivity because the economy will flourish or perish based on the efficiency of the team.A closer look at the names is promising. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been given clearly defined roles. He will deputise his boss in all official government functions, chair all Cabinet committee meetings, and oversee implementation of government policies across all ministries.That is besides coordinating inter-governmental relations between the national government and the county governments and chairing the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council. All these roles and others assigned by the President will be captured in an Executive order and as the President promised, the DP will be a busy man.Musalia Mudavadi has been nominated for the position of Prime Cabinet Secretary. Being the third most powerful person after the Presidency duo, Mudavadi is charged with coordination and supervision of government ministries.Being a seasoned, experienced and proven public official, Mudavadi’s pool of experience promises a transformative strategic planning and execution of government projects. His leadership is expected to steward the Cabinet team in a coordinated and concerted flow that should help the economy regain its traction after the Covid-19, the drought and the Russia-Ukraine war ravages.Kenya’s foreign policy strategy has been one of the successes of former President Kenyatta’s administration. Ababu Namwamba played a huge role as the Chief Administrative Secretary in the docket. His energy, drive and productivity are expected to breathe new life into the Ministry of Sports.Our sports sector is not lacking in talent but the raw impunity and terminal incompetence with which sports affairs have previously been run in Kenya should not be entertained forthwith.Kithure Kindiki’s maturity and calmness makes him a good choice for the ministry of Interior. With Agriculture having been overtaken by infrastructure development in terms of priority, Mithika Linturi from the agriculturally rich Meru should be ready to make sure farming is again at the top of our productive sectors.Besides battling effects of drought, achieving food security, a booming agricultural sector will increase Kenya’s exports, tilting the trade balance in our favour.Njuguna Ndung’u at the Treasury should get to work on renegotiating and restructuring our debt repayments to enable the economy recover fully and boom.Nomination of Cabinet secretaries by the President, the vetting and confirmation of the same by the National Assembly is a critical point in getting the Executive functional.Parliament should move with speed to vet and approve the nominations so that the Cabinet is legally empowered to work. The new government should be accorded patience and unconditional support to work and deliver for Kenyans.The winners of the elections should immediately switch from victory party mode to serious work mode because the work of building a nation is no easy.Those in the opposition should perform constructive oversight on the government, supporting progressive work that will benefit Kenyans and calling out issues of concern for rectification or improvements.Everybody should support the government, and pray for its success. It is imperative to note and not forget that the success of the government of the day is the success of Kenya.A successful Kenya is a bountiful country for all and sundry. God bless our leaders and God bless Kenya.
posted by Breaking Kenya news at 17:26 on 2 Oct 2022
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