President Uhuru Kenyatta congratulates nominees for the 26 Principal Secretary positions in the 2013-2017 cabinet (photo/ http://jamhurimagazine.com)
Everyone is eagerly waiting for the naming of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s cabinet for his final term. With a lot of speculations surrounding the matter, many are eager to know who will make it to the cabinet.
Here are some factors President Uhuru will consider in selecting his Cabinet.
Loyalists
People who stood by the government throughout campaign period will be given priority. Such people, even how unqualified for this posts they will be, they will still be picked for their loyalism.
Ethnicity
Kenyans will not have to blame UhuRuto duos for picking people from their tribes for the Cabinet Secretary positions. This is how governments manage their relations and ensure ministerial dockets don’t fall in the hands of rivals.
Technocrats
People from the corporate world have great ideas of running a country. They will have to be including in the cabinet for their ideas and knowledge. More so, this will help in painting a professional image of their cabinet.
Opposition
In his last term in office, President Kenyatta will have to unite the country. He will only do this by picking people professionals or political losers from opposition regions. This will help people in these areas come back to trusting in the government.
Gender Parity
President Kenyatta will have to acknowledge the support the women gender in the country gave him by voting for him by picking hardworking ladies to his cabinet. More so, it will be good to have gender equality in his cabinet.