Rein in Kenya’s big government

President Uhuru Kenyatta chairing a past cabinet meeting. FILE PHOTO | NMG

What type and shape of the public service workforce are we likely to see after President Uhuru Kenyatta leaves the scene, given the way party coalitions are shaping up?

Going by the trends and political formations, it seems to me that the system and practice of appointing top civil servants, principal secretaries and managing directors of key parastatals through patronage is likely to be entrenched by the outcome of the August elections.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.