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President Uhuru Kenyatta rescues Eugene Wamalwa, sacks Francis Kimemia in Cabinet reshuffle

Francis Kimemia.

Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta has made major changes to the military command and his Cabinet by retiring the influential military chief Julius Karangi and firing the experienced Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia who is being probed over graft allegations.

The President also confirmed the hackneyed political vibe – that he is out to salvage his dwindling political fortunes in the opposition bastion of Western Kenya — with the nomination of former Justice minister Eugene Wamalwa as the new Cabinet Secretary for the newly created Ministry of Water and Irrigation.

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