[kictanet] ....Back to 1963

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Allow me to share with you a piece of history...Kenya's first cabinet under founding president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
President.........................Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
Vice-President................... J. Oginga Odinga
Finance...........................James Gichuru
External affairs..................Joseph Murumbi
Economic Planning..................Tom J. Mboya
Internal security, defence.........D.Njoroge Mungai
Agriculture&Animal husbandry.......Bruce R. Mackenzie
Education..........................Mbiyu Koinange
Health&Housing.....................J.D. Otiende
Local Government...................Lawrence G.H.Sagini
Commerce&Industry..................Dr. Julius G. Kiano
Labour&Social Services.............E.N. Mwendwa
Information,Broadcasting&Tourism...Ramogi A. Oneko
Lands&Settlement...................Jackson H. Angaine
Natural resources&Wildlife.........S.O. Ayodo
Home Affairs.......................Daniel T. arap Moi
Co-operative&Marketing..............Paul J. Ngei
Attorney Genaral...................Charles M. Njonjo
Cabinet Secretary..................Duncan N. Ndegwa
Deputy Cabinet Sec.................William Wamalwa
At that time, both women and black people in the US had no voting rights. Which perhaps explains why in Kenya, the core of governemnt was purely a ...meeting for men...affair. While there will be gender spicing in the next government, as someone has correctly pointed out here, what will matter when it comes to appointments is numbers in the House. Key dockets requiring technical skills will go to the right people...as for the rest, descendants of the above will be spiced with those who formed the second layer of governemnt in 1963. Some loyalists will benefit also. I could be wrong but... Remember, politicians think about the next election(2017) its only statesmen who think about the next generation.