• Kuria said while no CS chooses who to work with as PS in their ministries, they are expected to find a way of working to deliver services to the people.
• He said that is what the test of leadership is all about.
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For a government ro run efficiently, Former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has said principal secretaries and CSs must be in sync.
Speaking on Monday in a TV interview, Kuria said while no CS chooses who to work with as PS in their ministries, they are expected to find a way of working together to deliver services to the people.
“People are expected to have a way of working together because no Cabinet Secretary chooses a Principal Secretary; people find themselves working together.
“You work with people you find yourself with, you don't work with people you like necessarily. That is the test of leadership and it can be challenging,” Kuria said.
He gave an example of the Kithure Kindiki-led Ministry of Interior and National Administration which he said has three PSs but they all have a way of working together.
Kuria mentioned that during his time in Cabinet, he was jealous of how seamlessly the four (CS and three PSs) worked.
He said that irrespective of who the President talked to in the ministry, they made each other aware of any developments from such a conversation.
“I know ministries and I can point out some. The ministry of Kithure Kindiki. I was even jealous of the working relationship between PSs Raymond Omollo (Interior), Julius Bitok (Immigration) and Salome Muhia (Correctional Services) and Kindiki.
“Irrespective of who gets a call from where they always have a way of working.”
Kuria said that it has always been President Ruto’s call that the leaders work as a team.
“And the President is always insisting even if I give you a call as a PS, ensure you put your CS in the loop. Sometimes maybe the CS is unreachable, maybe there's something urgent to be done so you cannot legislate behaviour,” Kuria said.
He, however, noted that the responsibility of working together boils down to individuals working in ministries, who they are, and their work ethic to craft a formula for working together.