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UhuRuto change tradition as they name Cabinet President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto seem to have a new way of doing things! Appearing before an expectant nation as Ruto rightly acknowledged, the two surprised Kenyans by naming only four of the 18 expected secretaries. And they did it in style! Immaculately dressed in [...]

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto seem to have a new way of doing things!
Appearing before an expectant nation as Ruto rightly acknowledged, the two surprised Kenyans by naming only four of the 18 expected secretaries.
And they did it in style!
Immaculately dressed in white shirts and red ties without coats, the two appeared for the press conference at the steps of State House to announce the four names “they had finished working on”.
Unlike their predecessors who would have sent a list of the nominees to newsrooms and to Parliament for vetting, the President and his deputy introduced the nominees by going through their resumes.
The nominees were also given a chance to speak to the nation in the event beamed live by television stations.
Before they emerged to address the press conference, the two had kept the country waiting for nearly two hours as a dispatch from the Presidential Press Service indicated that the briefing was set for 4pm.
When they finally appeared, the principals, who in their campaigns referred to themselves as the digital team, emerged with sheets of papers to announce the Cabinet, not Ipads or sophisticated gadgets, as many would have expected.
With a beaming smile Ruto spoke first, saying a time had come to diffuse the anxiety that had enveloped the country as people waited for the naming of Cabinet Secretaries.