maka wrote:butterflyke wrote:maka wrote:Impunity wrote:McReggae wrote:Luhya-Luo-kamba........used for gender balance, isorait!!!!!
Hiyo ya Luo is a non starter...the CGS will overrule her on anything military decision;she will only be left to manage the staff shift roster and sacking tea galz.
Omamo ame-enjoika. They want her there so as to control her. Trust me that nomination is a poisoned chalice. And its not about her gender. There are specialised Ministries: Health, treasury and Defence. Those ones require a career orientated and related manager. I have always insisted that and will maintain that. In the States the Defence Secretary has always had a military or intelligence background: Donald Rumsfeld btwn 1975 to 1977 was in the Navy for 3 years, Leon Panetta btwn 2009 and 2011 was a former Director of the CIA, the current Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel is a recepient of 2 Purple Hearts while an infantry leader in Vietnam he is a Republican btw and it goes on and on and on
@maka, me thinks you should have done the comparison with the former defence ministers of Kenya - how many of them were 'career orientated' or had been on battleground or awarded 'purple hearts'?
And how well have they faired?
What are the roles of the cabinet secretary defense esp given that there is a commander in chief who is the president and a major general of the army?
I think her role is simply administrative, which she can fulfill. Wacheni wivu
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