President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday fired Sports CS Rashid Achesa in a mini reshuffle.
It became evident that Echesa could lose his job after Uhuru publicly warned him for not maintaining the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga mausoleum in Bondo, last year yet it fell under his docket.
It took African Union’s High Representative for Infrastructure Development Raila Odinga to calm down agitated President Uhuru Kenyatta. Echesa failed to read the signs that his job was under threat after Raila and Uhuru vowed to work together.
He continued his onslaughts against Raila even after Uhuru warning the Cabinet against engaging in early campaigns. Echesa, who is an ally of the Deputy President William Ruto, sometime back dared Raila to fire him from his position.
“We have one Government led by Uhuru and William Ruto and those are the only people I will pledge my loyalty to and not to you, Raila Odinga. I want to dare you Raila, if you have the appointing authority, come and sack me,” he said.
The dismissal of Echesa did not come as surprise to many who have been keen on the shift in the political gears since the two leaders decided that they were going to walk together to the end.
Echesa only served n docket for 13 months before he was shown the door.