Kajiado leaders have lauded President Uhuru Kenyatta for nominating former DPP Keriako Tobiko to his Cabinet.
The nomination was positively received in the county as residents said it followed their undying support of the ruling party.
Keriako, who is a brother of Kajiado East MP Peris Tobiko, is among senior government officers from the region.
Governor Joseph Lenku, while speaking at his Lenkisim home on Friday, thanked the president for remembering Kajiado people.
He said nomination of Tobiko, who is a long serving government officer, is a big honour to the Maasai community in the county.
"Tobiko is well qualified for a position in the cabinet. The first batch of President Kenyatta nominees is individuals who shall steer the country ahead into development."
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Kajiado West MP George Sunkuyia said the President has picked the right man for a Cabinet position despite massive lobbying by some individuals.
"For the last nine years Kajiado has held the coveted position of Interior CS position that appeared to have slipped their fingers after the death of Joseph Nkaissery but we are now happy that the Jubilee administration has remembered us this time round."
The leaders were at the memorial service of governor Lenku’s father, Lenku ole Mpaa, who died three years ago.
Former Kajiado West MP Moses Sakuda in a separate statement, said he is overwhelmed by the President’s decision.
In Mashuuru town, where Tobiko was born, the locals celebrated the nomination with bars remaining opened throughout Friday night.
Former assistant minister David Sankori, in a separate statement, said Tobiko’s nomination is a big honour to the Maasai fraternity.
He thanked the President for the honour adding that Kajiado Maasai support for the ruling party was not in vain.
The immediate former DPP hails from the Orokiteng’ clan of the Kajiado Maasai.
He is a lawyer who previously served as a commissioner on the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission.
Lobbying for a CS position started in Kajiado as early as November last year soon after President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in to office.
A section of the leaders in the county said the Orokiteng’ clan should be allocated a position for voting for Uhuru in the last general election.
Sankori and nominated senator Mary Seneta lobbied for their clan saying the neighbouring Odomong’i clan supported opposition’s Raila Odinga.
The leader's statement at that time appeared to have irked the likes of former governor David Nkedianye and former senator Peter Mositet, who are from the Odomong’i clan.
Nkedianye came out in protest after the media highlighted the concerns of the Orokiteng’s clansmen ahead of the Cabinet nominations.
The politician, who was beaten in the August 8 governor elections, accused the media of driving a wedge between the Maasai clans.
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