Raila:Kibaki The President I knew…
• Whether in Cabinet or committee discussions, President Kibaki would allow full debate, taking in all shades of opinion on the matter.
•His eyes were always on the National Treasury and his mind permanently on revenue and expenditure.
As President, Mwai Kibaki was in his best element whenever an issue came up in Cabinet that brought to the fore the intersection between politics, public policy and service delivery.
On such occasions, whether in Cabinet or committee discussions, President Kibaki would allow full debate, taking in all shades of opinion on the matter.
At such times, he would merge his long career in politics with his rich academic background and assume the position of a listener. And when he resorted to his signature “Oh Yes, Oh Yes,” you would be clear he had detected the point of action; what needed to be implemented or where the problem was.
