Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has said that the Mt Kenya region will be demanding 8 Cabinet positions from the government of the day in 2022.
The Mt Kenya Unity Forum in conjunction with Moses Kuria has come up with names of the 8 Cabinet positions that they want to take over after the 2022 General Election.
Kuria argues that 8 Cabinet positions mean that the Mt Kenya region demands only 40% of the ministries.
He added that they are ready to negotiate with a presidential candidate that assures them of the 40% of the slots in the cabinet.
Moses Kuria listed the ministries, giving reasons why they should be given to Mt Kenya people.
- Ministry of Agriculture – to implement guarantee minimum returns
- Ministry of Trade, Indusstrialization & Enterprise – to support SMEs, agro-processing and manufacturing as a way to create jobs to the millions of youth the region is loosing to alcoholism and drug abuse.
- Ministry of Water – to supply water to over 5 Million homes with no access to clean water and boost Agriculture through irrigation.
- Ministry of Health – to support regional hospitals which are a burden to our counties but receive patients from all over the country.
- Ministry of Education- to reclaim the lost glory for education in the region and support the many national schools in the region.
- Ministry of Transport, Public Works, Infrastructure and Housing – to invest in an infrastructure system that will assist the farmers to get their produce to the market.
- Ministry of Interior & Coordination of National Government- to ensure the safety of our people and our property and uphold our pledge that our people shall never be killed or displaced anywhere in the republic.
- The National Traesury- to adequately fund the above 7 programes and ensure double digit growth of the economy for job creation and prosperity.
The demands from the Mt Kenya Unity Forum comes amid revelations from William Ruto’s UDA that it will only sign deals with small parties after the 2022 General Election.
Moses Kuria and other regional party leaders such as mwangi Kiunjuri have been pushing for a deal with William Ruto in order to assure him of the Mt Kenya vote in 2022 polls.