Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua now wants his Maendeleo Chapchap party to be allocated key positions in Jubilee's Cabinet.
He said
it will be a good move to show gratitude for the support the party offered to Jubilee during the campaigns and elections.
Mutua wants
President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto to reserve positions for his party members in the Cabinet and Parastatals.
"We are going to ask very strongly that our participation is felt in terms of members of parliament in committees, in county assembly and also in appointment of cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, permanent
secretaries and other high officials," he said.
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addressing the media after
meeting the Party's executive council and other party leaders in Lavington, Nairobi.
He said
the party leadership will embark
on a nationwide campaign to
popularize the
party as well as share its ideals that focus on servant leadership.
"Key on the agenda is a stock take of the last general elections, a review of the the legal regime for political funding, a formulation of a work plan for our
activities for 2017-2022 and my 2022 Presidential bid," Mutua stated.
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He further called on the President to deal decisively with corruption to cement his legacy during his final term.
The county chief said corruption and embezzlement of public funds are the biggest challenges the Jubilee administration faces.
“We are aware that President Uhuru Kenyatta was a man under siege in his first term. He was under siege because when you are running for re-election you have to do something we call a balancing act.
"We feel that he may not have been able to hit hard on the agents of corruption because of political considerations," Mutua said.