Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi. He has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to consider the Meru community for Cabinet positions.[Photo/The Star]
Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi has challenged President Uhuru Kenyatta to take Meru people into consideration when constitutes his next Cabinet.
Speaking on Tuesday during the Jamhuri Day celebrations, the governor observed that the region deserved to be rewarded for its overwhelming support for Uhuru's reelection bid.
“My plea to Uhuru is to remember Meru. When Bernard Mati was called to Gatundu by the first President of Kenya, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, and was asked what Meru people wanted, he said he wanted Mt Kenya flattened so that people in Gatundu can see Meru,” he said.
“We are here. We are for you, and as you constitute your government, put Meru people in your kitchen. Let us see all our three pillar stones,” he added.
The three pillars identified by the governor include Igembe, Tigania and Imenti sub-tribes which make up the Meru community.
President Kenyatta is yet to unveil his Cabinet as he settles in for his second term, amid reports that some current Cabinet Secretaries could be shown the door in the new line-up.