ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo has disclosed that he learnt of his nomination as CS on the news days after holding a phone call with President William Ruto.
Speaking during an interview on Monday, January 27, Kabogo stated that his phone call with President Ruto was very short and he did not specifically tell him of any offer.
The CS further dismissed assertions that the president's talks with the former President Uhuru Kenyatta had a hand in the nomination, claiming that he has been out of touch with Uhuru for a while.
“Of course my appointment came after the president’s visit to Uhuru Kenyatta’s home but I can tell you for free that it had nothing to do with that visit. The former president didn’t call me. I haven’t spoken to him in quite a while. The only call I got the previous day was from the president.
"And he said that he was looking at things and there was something he was working on. He didn’t say anything else. The conversation was less than a minute and he said he would call again which he didn’t. The next thing I saw was my appointment on the bulletin. I was very surprised,” Kabogo remarked.
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He affirmed that he was ready to take up his new role maintaining that he has served before and that his track record is clear.
The CS, however, noted that the role is not easy but declared he was up to task adding that he has competent staff in the ministry.
“The job is not easy. It is quite a task but I am up to it because we have knowledgeable people in the ministry. I’ve done my rounds now in the ministry and I have seen the potential young men and women have. To get things done there wouldn’t be hard at all,” Kabogo stated.
The CS took over from Margaret Ndung'u who was nominated as Kenya’s High Commissioner to Ghana but turned down the offer.