On Friday morning, Kenyans were hit with the news that Uhuru Kenyatta had conducted yet another reshuffle in his cabinet and several state departments.
Ambassador Amina Mohammed was moved from the Education to the Sports ministry as Professor George Magoha is set to take charge of her former docket.
Former Sports, Culture and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Mr Rashid Echesa lost his job just a few months after challenging Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to engineer his sacking which also came a few weeks after he was linked to human trafficking.
Other changes included re-assignments in various state departments including the Ministry of Health, the State Department of Co-operatives, Environment and Forestry, Labour, East African Community Affairs and Wildlife.
Following these developments, Kenyans on social media were quick to react, with a lot of attention being drawn to CS Amina’s appointment in the Sports docket.
This is what some of them had to say.
President @UKenyatta is applying lipstick on a corpse. #CabinetReshuffle pic.twitter.com/aMpGLzcJKJ
— Boniface Mwangi (@bonifacemwangi) March 1, 2019
Oya buda @UKenyatta it is not yet over.
SACK CS Kiunjuri
SACK CS NAJIB BALALA
SACK CS James Macharia
SACK CS Charles Keter
SACK CS Henry Rotich
SACK CS Chelugui
SACK all CSsSACK your DP @Wiiliam_S_Ruto
And finally RESIGN!#CabinetReshuffle#MrPresidentTumechoka
— THE INCREDIBLY TERRIBLE! (@allen_arnold) March 1, 2019
Amina Mohamed has been named the new Sports CS replacing Rashid Echesa who replaced Hassan Wario. Dear President @UKenyatta, Just spit balling here but maybe you could try and appoint a Sports CS who actually has a background in Sports and see how that works? #CabinetReshuffle
— Mukami Wambora (@MukamiWambora) March 1, 2019
You fire Rashid Echesa then take a fat, clueless, tactless and lazy Amina Mohammed to head sports. You really hold sportsmen in this country with so much contempt. They only deserve complete nincompoops? Ok!!! Amina arudishe nyumba za NSSF near State House pia. #CabinetReshuffle
— Robert Alai (@RobertAlai) March 1, 2019
Amina mohamed moved to sports.
Sisi HELB defaulters. ????#CabinetReshuffle pic.twitter.com/w7xkmoZJLU
— Noble Man (@Thee_noble_man) March 1, 2019
You fire CS Rashid Echesa but leave the President’s PA Jomo Gecaga. Jomo is the head of wash-wash in the country.
These other conmen are just his students. We must fight corruption if we are really serious. Let’s not pretend. #CabinetReshuffle
— Robert Alai (@RobertAlai) March 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/ItsBravin/status/1101382914565128192?s=19
I don’t think the President and/or the government takes this Sports Ministry seriously, but hey, I could be wrong. #CabinetReshuffle
— Willis Raburu (@WillisRaburu) March 1, 2019
RASHID ECHESA's only claim to fame was that he was a sycophantic fool. So sad that he's been used and dumped like a bad habit. I don't consider his firing as part of decisive response to war on graft.#CabinetReshuffle
— Steve Ogolla (@steveogollaw) March 1, 2019
And it finally came to pass. It is a good thing to respect elders. #CabinetReshuffle pic.twitter.com/sneVCcPsC8
— Babu Owino (@Babu_Owino) March 1, 2019
We think someone who cant understand the youth enough to educate them properly will somehow treat the youth better when it comes to sports. #CabinetReshuffle
— #LandFirst Mwalimu Wandia (@wmnjoya) March 1, 2019
RASHID Echesa can now focus on funerals#CabinetReshuffle
— rabin buluma (@rabin_denis) March 1, 2019
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