Storm clouds gathering over Jubilee administration?

President Kenyatta's administration is lately coming under a siege if the recent occurrences, especially over the weekend are anything to go by.

A section of leaders aligned to the deputy president's party, URP, has expressed open dissatisfaction with the way recent key executive changes and appointments were made saying they had been sidelined in public appointments since late last year.

They also claim the appointments have been heavily skewed in favour of individuals from TNA's backyard of central Kenya region.

The leaders held several rallies in Uasin Gishu and Nandi counties over the weekend criticizing the sacking of National Youth Service director, Kiplimo Rugut and crying foul over state appointments.

In one of the rallies at an Education Day in Kapsabet Girls High School, Nandi county on Friday, Mr Alfred Keter criticised Mr Ruto for remaining mute over Mr Rugut’s sacking. He said they voted for Uhuru as they respected the Deputy President at the time and that the DP had to be firm to ensure top civil servants were not sacked for no reason.

On Sunday, Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi, a close ally of the DP, joined critics of the sacking of Mr Rugut by Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru.

Speaking at a fund-raiser in Kapleketet, Uasin Gishu County, he said a section of top government officials allied to TNA had been  disrespecting the URP.

On the appointment of former State House official Dr Nelson Githinji as Mr Rugut’s replacement, Mr Sudi said there was no goodwill in the appointment since he hails from the TNA stronghold of central Kenya region. He stated that Kenya had 42 tribes and the replacement could have come from anywhere but central region.

On Saturday, Kericho Senator, Charles Keter, also questioned the urgency of making changes saying the position should have been competitively filled.

COUNTRYWIDE DEMOS
Meanwhile, the opposition on Sunday started what may be a series of rallies across the country in what they say is a move to prepare to take over the leadership of the country.

Leaders from ODM and Wiper parties hit out at the Jubilee administration saying incapable of governing the country due to insecurity, tribalism and corruption.

Speaking at a rally in Kibera the leaders said that the government had failed Kenyans and reversed gains made by the country through fraudulent back room deals.

They announced that the rally would mark the beginning of countrywide rallies, because they would no longer sit back and watch the country being led astray.

Mombasa senator Hassan Omar castigated the government for its plans to pay Anglo leasing contracts and wondered whom the government was planning to pay.

“He (President) said: ‘won’t pay, can’t pay’ now he says he wants to pay. There is a sinister motive in this plan to pay Anglo Leasing,” he said.

Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale announced that he had joined Raila Odinga, Moses Wetangula and Kalonzo Musyoka to push ahead with the agenda of Kenyans.

Nominated senator Elizabeth Ongoro called on Kenyans to be ready for peaceful demonstrations across the 47 counties.

Siaya senator James Orengo said Kenyans will force the change that they are yearning for since they had the power in the Constitution and that elections would be rigged (as has notoriously been in the recent past).

Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama urged equal treatment of Kenyans in public appointments since the country belonged to 40 million Kenyans and not just a few individuals.