Former Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura has explained why former President Mwai Kibaki (late) stopped being a vocal politician.
Kibaki who was previously a vocal politician had become a listener and decider after the 2002 accident that put him in a wheelchair for a long time.
According to Muthaura, Kibaki had a problem that many people did not understand that came about as a result of the accident which led to this change in Kibaki's political behavior.
Muthaura, however, did not reveal what the 'problem' was.
"There was a problem that people did not understand. After the accident, he stopped talking a lot the way he used to talk in the past as a politician and became more of a listener and a decider," Muthaura said on Citizen TV.
He narrated that most of the time, the former President listened to what people said and when one got to the point he wanted he would acknowledge it.
Kibaki would then give a period of time, usually one to weeks for one to come up with results.
"President Kibaki did not talk too much, he listened until he got the point he wanted. When you get there he would tell you that's what he wants and after that he wants results. Normally he would tell you he wants results in the next two weeks or one week."
Muthaura who was reminiscing on his days as Public service chief said that at no point did Kibaki work for his personal endeavours.
He noted that the former head of state only pursued the country's national interest and made most decisions based on professional advice.
"The good thing is that Kibaki never pursued any personal agenda, he pursued a national agenda. He used the institutions of governance very effectively. Kibaki operated on the basis of professional advice," Muthaura stated.