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President William Ruto has claimed he personally influenced the appointment of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i to Cabinet during retired president Uhuru Kenyatta's administration.
Speaking during his ongoing development tour of the Gusii region, Matiang'i's political stronghold, Ruto recalled how he allegedly helped the former CS secure a government position while serving as Kenyatta's deputy.
The president said he played a key role in introducing Matiang'i to Kenyatta before the former was appointed to Cabinet, where he later served in several ministries.
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Matiang'i served as Cabinet secretary for Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) before moving to the Education docket and later becoming Interior CS, a position he held until the end of Kenyatta's administration in 2022.
At the same time, Ruto expressed sympathy for Matiang'i's current political situation, claiming that opposition leaders had frustrated him after persuading him to leave a well-paying job in the United States to join politics.
