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| Tendai Mtana, independent candidate who lost in Mombasa Governor race. Photo/Norbert Allan |
A Mombasa politician says ministers who lost in the May 4 general election should not seek Cabinet positions. Tendai Mtana, who was an independent candidate, said Najib Balala, Charity Ngilu and Chirau Mwakwere should not be appointed Cabinet secretaries.
Speaking to the Star yesterday, Mtana said Balala and Mwakwere should give way for fresh blood from the Coast as they represent the older generation who were rejected by the people.
“I have a feeling President Uhuru would work better with the youth than with these old men who are scrambling for appointments in the new government,” he said.
These sentiments come after Balala told Kiambu MP William Kabogo to let President Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto make independent decisions on who to appoint in the Cabinet.
Mtana said Coast youth need to be represented in the government and he would be humbled to work with the Jubilee government if appointed. “Where is their vision for the Coast people they have been working for all these years?
We need visionary and youthful leaders now,” Mtana said as he hit out at Balala and Mwakwere. Mtana said the Mijikenda youth need an individual who has networks and fresh ideas for the region to develop.
“These people have been in government for many years and they did not work for the Coast youth. Instead they have been serving their own interests. We need a change of guard,” he said.
The businessman said Balala and Mwakwere should stop using their political party brands as an advantage to secure positions in the Cabinet. Mtana was the only independent candidate for the Mombasa governor in the March 4 election.
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-116192/mtana-hits-out-balala-mwakwere-over-cabinet
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