Uhuru did not mentor anyone to take Mt Kenya leadership; Sabina Chege
Uhuru did not mentor anyone to take Mt Kenya leadership; Sabina Chege
Nominated MP Sabina Chege blames former President Uhuru Kenyatta for not mentoring a leader in Mt Kenya.
Nominated Member of Parliament Sabina Chege has claimed that former President Uhuru Kenyatta played a key role in weakening the political influence of the Mount Kenya region.
In an interview with Spice FM on Thursday, March 27, the MP stated that the former President did not mentor anyone to serve as the region’s political face when he was about to leave office in 2022.
“I want to take you back to when we had President Kibaki. When his time came, it was not he who spoke, but he had some senior figures in his Cabinet who would tell you that if you wanted to come to Central Kenya, the only person you should speak to was Uhuru Kenyatta because he was going to take up leadership,” she said.
“But when we got to 2022, there was a bit of a split because we saw people leaving the Jubilee Party, which was seen as the party for Mount Kenya. By the time the former President left, he did not really mentor or pass the baton, nor did he use his allies to prepare the next leader of the region,” she added.
Sabina stressed that Uhuru’s departure left a significant dent not only in Mount Kenya’s leadership but also in the Jubilee Party, which was regarded as the region’s supreme party.
According to Chege, since Uhuru’s exit, the party has struggled to appoint a solid Secretary-General.
“After 2022, we immediately started having wrangles, push and pull, and we kind of lost leadership. We tried to talk to the former President, we tried to ask him to come and bring us together, but what happened? We ended up going to court,” she said.
“When Uhuru left, in the Jubilee Party, we were left without a leader and started crumbling. Is it Kanini Kega who is the SG? Is it me or Jeremiah Kioni? There was a lot of confusion,” she added.
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Reflecting on the two Cabinet reshuffles President William Ruto has made this month, Chege said, “We thank God” that the Mount Kenya region was able to retain most positions in the Principal Secretary and Cabinet Secretary dockets.
The latest Cabinet reshuffle in the government happened on Wednesday, March 26, which saw the removal of Justin Muturi as the CS Public Service, who was replaced by Mbeere North Member of Parliament Geoffrey Ruku and the appointment of Hanna Wendot as the CS Ministry of Gender and Culture.
Additionally, former Environment CS Aden Duale was moved to the Health Ministry, while Deborah Barasa, who previously headed the Health Ministry, was transferred to the Ministry of Environment.
“His Excellency the President has today instituted further changes to the senior ranks of the Executive within Cabinet. By Presidential action, the Cabinet is set to achieve its constitutional full strength,” read a statement shared by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed.
A week ago, on March 20, 2025, the president also reshuffled principal secretaries, reassigning six roles and nominating 14 new ones.
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