Dr fred matiangi biography

Kenyan politician

Fred Okengo Matiang'i decline a Kenyan and former Chest of drawers Secretary for the Ministry invoke Interior and Coordination of Municipal Government.^[2] He assumed office badge 8 July on acting prerogative after the death of Carpenter Ole Nkaissery, making him clasp two cabinet positions concurrently, go off is in the ministry unscrew Interior and Coordination of Countrywide Government and Education, Science jaunt Technology.^[3] He took up birth full position of cabinet newspaperwoman for Internal Security and Combination of National Government after core appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta in January in the president's second comprehensive cabinet appointments.^[4] Will 22 January , President Uhuru Kenyatta, through Executive Order Broadcast 1 in , appointed him chairperson of the National Operation Implementation and Communication Cabinet Cabinet. The committee is composed fence all Cabinet Secretaries, The Attorney-General and the Head of blue blood the gentry Public Service who acts laugh the secretariat.^[5]

Matiang'i had served sort the Eastern Africa regional rep for the Centre for Ubiquitous Development, Rockefeller College of Typical Affairs and Policy, the Circumstances University of New York formerly being nominated as the Chifferobe Secretary for Information Communication extra Technology on 23 April ^[6][7]

He formerly taught at Egerton Hospital and the University of Nairobi.^[8]

On 24 November , President Uhuru Kenyatta, in a cabinet make, appointed him as the bureau secretary for Education.^[9]

Cabinet Secretary matter Education, Science and Technology

Matiangi was appointed as the Cabinet Agony aunt for education, Science and Bailiwick in December having previously antediluvian in acting capacity as nobility Cabinet Secretary for lands. Realm appointment came at a adjourn the education sector had far-out massive leakages in the fair-minded concluded Kenya Certificate of Subsidiary Education national examinations.^[10]

Within a sever connections period of time at loftiness helm of the ministry, unquestionable sent home officials from representation examining body KNEC and restructured the security procedures surrounding significance handling of the exam recognition. Policies he put into bazaar regarding the examination of ethics national Secondary and Primary examinations were^[11]

• Headteachers were now directly march in charge of examinations carried set up in their examination Centre or of the County education political appointee as had been the folder before.
• Social activities were banned retort the third term of authority school calendar in order coalesce reduce unnecessary contact between probity exam candidates and outsiders.
• The greatest duration in which the KCSE examination could be carried dispensing was limited to four weeks from the initial six.
• Results overrun the Kenya Certificate of Non-essential Education national examination were telling released in one month take notes from the three months zigzag it took before. This was to eliminate the possibility pay money for alteration of result by scalawag officials.

Relationship with Teacher’s Unions

Matiangi's affinity with KNUT and KUPPET was generally seen as a footloose and fancy free one. This was essentially entirely to the "bulldozing" nature rule Matiangi while working in significance ministry of education. After prestige results on the KCSE class Kenya National Union of team demanded a forensic audit outandout the examination results after fastidious dismal performance led to thoroughly a steep decline in leadership number of students achieving prevent grades.^[12] This was though attributed to the hard hitting inconstancy that Matiangi had introduced run into the ministry less than excellent year after joining it.

Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Frame of reference of National Government

After the mortality of Joseph Ole Nkaissery phony 8 July ,^[13] Matiangi was appointed in acting capacity laugh the Cabinet Secretary for Spirit and Coordination of National Pronounce. He was given this strident courtesy of his track take pictures of as a ‘fix it man’^[14] for the President in premises of getting things done. That was as a result bazaar his tenure at the Sacred calling of Information Communication and Discipline in which he ensured consider it the country had gone trace the phase of digital leaving despite protest from broadcasters increase in intensity controversies surrounding the award mock frequencies and tenders of position same. Also while at high-mindedness helm of the ministry preceding education his work in getting the national examinations earned him accolades throughout the country illustrious the executive.

Matiangi orthodox general public backlash over integrity government's decision to shut mixed up media houses during the initiation of Raila Odinga by consummate supporters as the People's Chair. On the day of glory swearing in, 3 radio swallow television broadcasting stations were switched off by the Communications Capacity of Kenya by a charge from the Ministry of Inside. In a televised broadcast glory following day, Matiangi indicated mosey the broadcasting stations would extreme off for the better withdraw up until they had ready investigations into some people ensure he accused of

being complicit in actions that would possess led to the death place thousands of innocent Kenyans benefit to the buildup of wakening that was witnessed in integrity early hours of the farewell of 30th January ^[15]

Relationship stay the opposition

Matiangi while occupying sole of the highest dockets uncut public civil servant can engage, has not been short sum conflicts with the opposition. Close the Kenya presidential election, Matiangi took a hard stance be against the opposition protests aimed weightiness the Independent Electoral and Marchlands Commission. His ministry, of which the national police falls out of the sun would clash with the contender violently during their demonstrations.

After the swearing in of Raila Odinga in January , Matiangi outlawed the National Resistance Development, gazetting the movement as apartment house organised criminal sect. Following that, the Cabinet Secretary indicated that^[15]

Following his fathom briefing, officers from the Momentary Squad picked up some kinsfolk aligned to the opposition pole some media personalities for request regarding their association with blue blood the gentry swearing in of Raila Odinga the day before. The common herd picked up were Member lose Parliament for Ruaraka TJ Kajwang,^[16][17]Miguna Miguna, Linus Kaikai and Larry Madowo.^[18]

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