Kenya's renowned economist David Ndii has claimed that he knows a number of Cabinet Secretaries who often ignore President Uhuru Kenyatta's calls.
In a statement he shared on Tuesday, January 27, the outspoken economist claimed that in one instance, he was hanging out with a number of the CSs when the Head of State called them but they did not pick.
Sensing fallout in the Cabinet, Ndii further noted that the incident occurred two years ago, adding that the relationship must have worsened by now.
"He’s talking about roaring and already two years ago I sat with CSs who ignored his phone calls. How bad must it be now? Man, finish up and go" posed Ndii.
When he was questioned about the specific CSs he befriends, the economist listed down their names without disclosing whether they had ignored the President's call.
He noted that he is friends with East Africa Community CS Adan Mohammed since they met at Kangaru School in 1983 as well as Trade CS Betty Maina from their days at University of Nairobi (UoN) in 1985.
Others include Defence CS Monica Juma (UoN, 1985), Tourism CS Najib Balala (Parliament in the early 1990s) Labour CS James Macharia (banking in the late 1990's) and Interior CS Fred Matiangi (State University of New York, 2003).
In 2019, Ndii noted that he had appeared as a referee on Matiang'i's CV.
Ndii was responding to a video clip of Uhuru's speech during the launch of Ksh1 billion in Ngong where he noted that he still had enough days to run the country.
"We shall do politics. Some people look at me and dismiss that I am leaving (office) and that there is nothing I can do. Let me remind you, I still have days left to (run the country)... There is no vacancy," stated Uhuru.
The Cabinet has suffered tensions pitting members on several occasions with some leading to firings such as that of former Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri.
When he was shown the door in January 2020, Kiunjuri revealed that he was relieved to hand over the responsibilities, explaining that it was too stressful.
In 2019, tensions also arose in which four CSs were accused of plotting to kill Deputy President William Ruto during an alleged secret meeting they held at La Mada Hotel.
The four CSs included Joe Mucheru (ICT), Peter Munya (Trade & Industrialization), James Macharia (Transport) and Sicily Kariuki (Health).
The CSs vehemently denied the allegations, stating that they had convened at the hotel to discuss Huduma Namba, the referendum and development issues in the Mt Kenya region.
