President Uhuru Ministers Train Sights on Country Seats in 2022

As President Uhuru Kenyatta's presidency hurtles into its midterm, almost a half of his Cabinet Secretaries have started preparing for the next elections.

I will stick with you, Raila tells UhuruAgriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri recently declared that he was positioning himself for the Deputy President's seat in 2022, a declaration that has opened the lid into the political ambitions of members of the Executive.

In Uhuru's first Cabinet, Tourism CS Najib Balala and Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu were the only politicians but the current pool of ministers has technocrats and former politicians in equal measure.

Of the 22 current Cabinet members, at least 10 have, at one time or the other, played a part in politics and are now reviving their political careers in readiness for the post-Uhuru era.

Last month, Munya was endorsed for the seat by a number of leaders from the county, including Senator Mithika Linturi and East African Assembly legislator Mpuru Aburi who said they were now shifting their support from Kiraitu to the CS.