Moses Kuria Denies Clashing with Mudavadi over Railways Office: "Mimi ni Msee wa Kiwanja"

Updated Monday, October 16, 2023 at 1:02 PM by Amos Khaemba

Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said that the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi had been designated to the Old Treasury Building
However, Mudavadi's communication team issued a statement insisting that he would not move from Railways Headquarters
On his part, Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria downplayed media reports of a fallout with Mudavadi over office space

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Nairobi - Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has dismissed reports of a conflict between him and Prime Cabinet Secretary Mudavadi.

In a statement on Sunday, October 15, Kuria said media reports suggesting a tug-of-war between them were false and misleading.

Where will Moses Kuria's office be based?

According to Kuria, Mudavadi will continue operating from Railways Headquarters while he will operate from Harambee House.

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"Contrary to media reports today, there is no tug of war between myself and my senior and close friend, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. The PCs will continue operating from Railways Headquarters and myself from Harambee House," Kuria said.

In what seems to be a power struggle between the two offices, Kuria insisted that he would be in charge of Government Delivery Services and Inspectorate of State Corporations unless Executive Order No. 1 of 2023 is changed.

"Principal Secretary for Performance and Delivery Management Veronicah Nduva will also be based at Harambee House to oversee Government Delivery Services, Performance Contracting, State Corporations Advisory Committee and Inspectorate of State Corporations as per Executive Order Number 1 of 2023," he added.

At the same time, Kuria sarcastically said an office was not important to him, suggesting he could even work from the OTC bus stage.

Why Mudavadi insists on working from Railways

Mudavadi, who is also in charge of the Foreign Affairs docket, said in a statement he would continue working from the Railways Headquarters.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs remains at the Railways Headquarters,” his office said.

Mudavadi, through Secretary Government Strategic Communication Kibisu Kabatesi, said the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs had been a squatter at the Treasury Building, and he is awaiting the renovation and refurbishment of his Railways office.

“Nonetheless, given his avowed unpretentiousness, the PCS-MFDA has already relocated to the premises pending completion. To therefore allege that Treasury Building is designated as the office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs is to convolute public evidence in the Executive Order No1 of January 2023 that designates the office as at Kenya Railways headquarters,” said Kabatesi.