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Mutahi Kahiga draws more criticism over '8 CS positions' ultimatum

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Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has earned himself mounting criticism following his recent demand that President William Ruto reserves at least eight slots to the Mount Kenya region in his new cabinet.

While speaking to a local radio station that broadcasts in the Kikuyu dialect, Kahiga sought to remind President Ruto of the massive support accorded to him by voters from the region insisting that it should count while forming the next cabinet.

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