Kenyans Term Planned Gov't Roadshow A Waste Of Taxpayers' Money, "Mnataka Tu Allowances"

• Cabinet plans to kick off the seven-day roadshow on January 9 to evaluate the progress and table report in the Cabinet retreat later in the month
• Moses Kuria said that 23 government institutions will participate in the roadshow exercise
• Kenyans opined that the exercise is unnecessary and a waste of taxpayers' money through logistics and allowances

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Kenyans have expressed anger towards the Kenya Kwanza administration for the planned government roadshow by the cabinet.

Moses Kuria, the CS for Public Service, held a meeting with Musalia Mudavadi at the Prime Cabinet Secretary's office in preparation for a seven-day government roadshow that kicks off today, January 9.

Why Cabinet is holding roadshow

According to the CS statement on the X platform, 23 government institutions will participate in the roadshow exercise.

The roadshow is supposed to enable the Cabinet to evaluate the performance of government programmes and projects in preparation for the Cabinet retreat, which will be held from January 21 to January 24.

"The exercise is going to help us receive factual data to be able to generate a comprehensive report, which will be presented for discussion and absorption at the retreat," said Kuria.

How Kenyans reacted to news of a government roadshow

@Sewe_Mat said:

You need a roadshow to evaluate your performance? You are the people who pay bloggers to sanitize your evil deeds, you organize tournaments to confuse youths in the name of empowerment... What kind of gov't is this?

@Nerryrawl1 said:

Some millions are about to be wasted again

@gichukipin said:

These are very interesting times. A government that is supposed to be working for the people is now holding roadshows to explain what it has done. Can't you see the irony? What do you want to achieve? Are we back to the campaign mode? So "projects" zitapakwa makeup ama? Sickening.

@IrigahIsaac said:

Nothing shocks me anymore with this showbiz of this so-called Government and this calibre of people in the driving seat if this is what you brainstorm at cabinet.

@GeorgeKayman76 said:

One thing about Ruto’s appointees as compared to Kibaki’s, they are on social media platforms 24/7, posting pictures to show off how busy they are, but when it comes to l results, zero. Talk of socialites in cabinet.

@omutoli said:

Roadshow that's a waste of resources.

William Ruto reshuffles cabinet

In other related news, President William Ruto reshuffled his Cabinet, a move he said was meant to improve performance.

The then Trade and Industry CS Moses Kuria was moved to the Public Service, Performance, and Delivery Management docket.

Alfred Mutua, who was at the helm of the Foreign and Diaspora Affairs docket, was moved to the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, and the Foreign Affairs docket is now be domiciled under the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.