In 2013, it only took him 14 days to name his first Cabinet, and on his 34th day in office, the 16 Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) were sworn in. This triggered questions on whether Nasa had finally recognised Mr Kenyatta as the President—or was sending strong signals that it was ready for dialogue. “There is no much room for (Mr) Ruto to flex political muscle because there is only one political party, one party secretariat and one party boss. PARTIAL CABINETIt was, therefore, ironical that by naming a partial Cabinet, President Kenyatta seemed to be reading straight from President Kibaki’s Grand Coalition rule book. Mr Ruto appears to be confronted with similar dilemma as Mr Odinga.

Source: Daily Nation January 20, 2018 20:48 UTC