Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Kenya and her FORTY TWO ministries

For comparative studies, Kenya with a population of 35 million (depending on whose statistics you look at) has a cabinet of 42 ministries, Ethiopia with a population of 80 million has 13 ministries, and, Nigeria, Africa's most populous state, with a population of 150 million has 20 ministries.

If you visit the National Assembly, you will see the following quote, "For the welfare of society and the just government of men"- Kenya's new cabinet could not be further removed from those fine words if they tried and this provides a stark illustration. Here's the list:
    1. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
    2. OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT
    3. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
    4. OFFICE OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER & MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
    5. OFFICE OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER & MINISTER FOR TRADE
    6. Ministry of Agriculture
    7. Ministry of Co-operatives Development
    8. Ministry of Development of Nothern Kenya & other Arid Lands
    9. Ministry of East African Community
    10. Ministry of Education
    11. Ministry of Energy
    12. Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources
    13. Ministry of Finance
    14. Ministry of Fisheries Development
    15. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    16. Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife
    17. Ministry of Gender and Children Affairs
    18. Ministry of Higher Education, Science Technology
    19. Ministry of Housing
    20. Ministry of Industrialization
    21. Ministry of Information and Communication
    22. Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs
    23. Ministry of Labour
    24. Ministry of Lands
    25. Ministry of Livestock Development
    26. Ministry of Medical Services
    27. Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development
    28. Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
    29. Ministry of Public Works
    30. Ministry of Regional Development Authorities
    31. Ministry of Roads
    32. Ministry of Special Programmes
    33. Ministry of Tourism
    34. Ministry of Transport
    35. Ministry of Water and Irrigation
    36. Ministry of Youth and Sports
    37. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
    38. ELECTORAL COMMISSION
    39. EXCHEQUER AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT
    40. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
    41. STATE LAW OFFICE
    42. THE JUDICIARY
can you spot the ones which overlap and what the hell is the Ministry of Special Programmes?! The cost of running this corpulent excuse for a cabinet for TWO months will be just under HALF A BILLION DOLLARS!!

Kenyan taxpayers, just say NO!!!!
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