Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua now says President William Ruto has agreed to give former Prime Minister Raila Odinga 10 Principal Secretary (PS)positions in government.
Speaking on Monday, March 17 during an interview at Kameme FM, Gachagua claimed that the ODM leader asked for 15 slots but President Ruto agreed to give him 10.
The former Deputy President noted that the slots would likely be taken from the 15 positions he had negotiated when the Kenya Kwanza government was formed.
"I negotiated 15 PS positions for Mt Kenya. Raila has now asked for 15 PS seats and Ruto has agreed to 10, it is our people who will give way. What worries me is that it is one of us from Kikuyu taking minutes on how our people will be persecuted," Gachagua stated.
His remarks come days after President Ruto and Odinga signed a memorandum of understanding at KICC, signaling an endeavor to work together in one government.
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On January 9, the Public Service Commission (PSC) shortlisted 109 candidates for principal secretary jobs.
PSC noted that a total of 2,517 applicants applied for the positions before the commission shortlisted 109 of them.
Among the shortlisted candidates were former nominated MP Wilson Sossion, Policy analyst and social media commentator Gabriel Oguda, former Nairobi Governor Anne Kananu, and Director General of Health Patrick Amoth.
Other notable candidates shortlisted for PS jobs included former Chief Administrative Secretary David Michael Otieno Osiany and former Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Oluga Fredrick Ouma.
