Here are the 3 most powerful cabinet secretaries in Uhuru Kenyatta government

Uhuru Kenyatta is arguably the most powerful government official, followed by William Ruto.
Cabinet secretaries follow closely but who are the most powerful cabinet secretaries?

In Uhuru Kenyatta government James macharia who runs the transport docket is the most powerful owing to the huge amount of money he controls.

According to the nation Cabinet Secretaries could be looking at their Transport counterpart James Macharia with envy, with his ministry controlling Sh274 billion.

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed will be in charge of Sh200 billion when the money that goes to the TSC (Sh218 billion) is discounted.

Interior Cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i, for all the docket’s profile, will control Sh142 billion and a dozen institutions.

The reason why James macharia is very powerful is because his ministry holds key to  Uhuru Kenyatta big 4 delivery

From left: Cabinet secretaries James Macharia (Transport), Ms Sicily Kariuki (Health), Mr Mwangi Kiunjuri (Agriculture) and Ms Farida Karoney (Land). FILE PHOTOS | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

According to the nation James macharia docket is a sentence in itself - Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works; and Shipping and Maritime. With four principal secretaries and a chief administrative secretary under him, Mr Macharia is in charge of 29 institutions including railways and roads where most of the government resources are being channelled in support of the Big Four agenda.

Macharia is most powerful in terms of resources.

But in terms of power and influence matiangi is the most powerful since he runs the interior and security ministry which is the most powerful ministry in the country.