Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua hosted a Cabinet Committee meeting at his residence in Karen on Thursday, hours after President William Ruto reshuffled his cabinet.
The meeting was attended by 11 cabinet secretaries and centered around reviewing ministerial targets as the government looks to deliver on its campaign pledges.
However, Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria, was conspicuously missing. As Gachagua convened the meeting Kuria was in Garissa County launching an industrial park.
Earlier in the day, Kuria pointed fingers at DP Gachagua, blaming him for losing the Trade docket after President William Ruto reassigned him to the Public Service Ministry.
In a statement sent to Kenyans.co.ke by Gachagua's office, the Deputy President explained that the meeting resolved to fast-track the implementation of government projects.
"We are keen on faster and more effective implementation of the Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda as directed by President William Ruto.
"At Karen Official Residence today, I chaired a Cabinet Sub-Committee to align our inter-ministerial targets and objectives for the quicker realisation of the President's agenda," he stated.
Among the CS who attended the meeting were Kithure Kindiki (Interior), Njuguna Ndungu (Treasury), Eliud Owalo (ICT), Susan Nakhumicha (Health), Ezekiel Machogu (Education), Kipchumba Murkomen (Transport).
CS Soipan Tuya of Environment, Florence Bore (Labour), Aden Duale (Defence) and Simon Chelugui (Cooperatives) were also in attendance.
Notably, only one of the reshuffled Cabinet Secretaries, Peninah Malonza attended the meeting.
Malonza was moved from the Tourism docket to the East Africa Community (EAC) Ministry which was previously held by Rebecca Miano who is now in charge of Trade and Investments.
By the time of publishing this piece, reasons why the reshuffled CSs did not attend the meeting were not clear, however, a number of them including Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Miano are reported to be out of the country on official duty.
The whereabouts of Tourism CS Alfred Mutua are yet to be known. Mutua was moved from the Foreign Affairs docket that was handed over to Musalia.
