Confidential ODM ministerial list: Ruto and Balala to be left out
Posted by African Press International on February 27, 2008
William Ruto and Najib Balala has not been included in a secret cabinet list that ODM has prepared. Leaving Ruto out will cause a split in ODM and soon we will witness 3 ODMs in the country. The split will also cause imbalance in parliament and reduce Raila’s strength in Kenyan politics.
Ruto has given Raila a great large number of followers in the Rift Valley, but now has been kicked off the power line secretly.
In an effort to please the Kalenjins, Raila’s list includes Henry Kosgei handing him assistant minister position, not a full cabinet minister.
It is understood that Ruto was not included in the list because of the church incident in Eldoret that took many lives. He has been accused of having knowledge on what took place. People were burnt alive in the church.
One of his main supporters, a councillor, has been arraigned in court accused of inciting the public in the area to riot and cause damage to property.
The controversial in the Sunday Standard about the Government having agreed on sharing of posts according to parliamentary strength has it’s roots in the intense struggle within ODM for cabinet positions.
Raila is having sleepless nights about some of his cohorts that he will have to disappoint including William Ruto and Najib Balala. It therefore became necessary to ask for some assistance from Dennis Onyango and Dominic Odipo at Standard. Having printed the story about equal positions, it would enable Raila to cry foul and tell those he left out that in fact they had been included in positions, but the Government has sabotaged his efforts by reneging on the deal in terms of numbers.
Raila has presented the following cabinet:
Prime Minister – Raila Amolo Odinga.
Minister for Agriculture – Oburu Odinga (Raila’s brother)
Minister for Health - Sally Kosgey
Mnister for youth affairs – Ali Hassan Joho
Minister for co-operative development -Musalia Mudavadi
Minister for EA community – Sheikh Mohammed Dor
ASSITANT MINISTERS:
DALMAS OTIENO- COMMERCE AND TRADE.
OMINGO MAGARA.- FINANCE.
MOHAMMED AHMED MOHAMMED- ROADS AND PUBLIC WORKS
CHARITY NGILU- WATER AND IRRIGATION JAMES ORENGO- FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
OTIENO KAJWANG’- JUSTICE AND CONST. AFFAIRS
SHAKEEL SHABBIR- LOCAL GOVERNMENT
JOE NYAGA- TRANSPORT
CALISTUS MWATELA- E.A. COMMUNITY
JANET ONG’ERA- GENDER SPORTS AND CULTURE.
JAMES REGE- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
GEORGE KHANIRI- LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES
HENRY KOSGEY- LANDS
KIPKALYA KONES- OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
JOSEPH NKAISSERY- DEFENCE
From Okoth Omondi
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