Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi has presented a perception analysis of the performance of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Cabinet Secretaries (CS).
According to the analysis, 30 per cent of the men and women constituting the cabinet had underachieved and needed to be sent packing.
He claimed that the President’s legacy, which is staked on the Big Four agenda; food security, affordable housing, manufacturing, and affordable healthcare for all, was in jeopardy.
The professor at Fort hall School of Government claimed that the team comprised of some passengers who were a burden to the taxpayer.
The underachieving CSs included Adan Mohammed (East African Community), John Munyes (Mining), Ukur Yattani (Labour), Simon Chelugui (Water) and Mohammed Echesa (Sports). They scored between D and E.
Average performers, as per the report, included Eugene Wamalwa (Devolution), Ukur Yattani (Labour), Peter Munya (Industrialization), Rachel Omamo (Defence) and Raphael Tuju (without portfolio).
However, Prof. Ngunyi noted that if given a chance, Farida Karoney (Lands) , Mwangi Kiunjuri(Agriculture) Najib Balala (Tourism), Henry Rotich ( Treasury), Charles Keter (Energy), Margaret Kobia (Public Service), Sicily Kariuki (Health) and Keriako Tobiko (Environment) could improve their performance, especially on service delivery. He graded them as above average.
On the other hand, he heaped praises on Dr Monica Juma (Foreign Affairs) James Macharia (Transport and Infrastructure), Amina Mohamed (Education) and Joseph Mucheru (ICT) for their exemplary work. Their grades ranged between A and A-.
Interior CS Fred Matiang’i, emerged as the top performer with Ngunyi awarding him an A for being a go-getter and hands-on person.
The grading was based on four key parameters which included visibility, delivery and roll out programmes, elucidation of public policy and dealing with corruption in their line dockets.
