Kenya's Ruto gifts loyalists, new allies with 50 ministerial positions

Kenya’s President William Ruto Thursday completed the creation of what is the most bloated Executive in the country’s recent history, which is expected to gobble up Ksh13.2 billion ($101 million) in five years, even as intrigues surrounding the appointment of 50 chief administrative secretaries (CASs) emerged.

The Nation has learnt that Kenya’s State House had initially asked the Public Service Commission (PSC) to create 23 CAS posts, which have now risen to 50, signalling competing political interests that saw the shortlist at one point reopened to accommodate more applicants.