{"id":3659,"date":"2026-06-15T19:39:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3659"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:39:55","slug":"ruto-reveals-raila-had-a-different-choice-for-treasury-cs-under-the-broad-based-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3659","title":{"rendered":"RUTO REVEALS RAILA HAD A DIFFERENT CHOICE FOR TREASURY CS UNDER THE BROAD-BASED GOVERNMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><strong>By News Desk<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>President William Ruto has disclosed that ODM leader Raila Odinga had initially proposed a \u00a0powerful Treasury Cabinet Secretary position during negotiations that led to the formation of the Broad-Based Government.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>President Ruto revealed that while discussions between Kenya Kwanza and ODM focused on fostering national unity and inclusive governance, Raila had his own preferred nominee for the National Treasury docket. However, following<\/strong> consultations and mutual agreement, the President ultimately settled on the current appointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ruto noted that the Broad-Based Government was founded on the principles of national cohesion, stability, and ensuring that qualified individuals are entrusted with key positions to drive the country&#8217;s<\/strong> economic transformation agenda.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The President emphasized that despite differing opinions during the consultations, the collaboration between Kenya Kwanza and ODM has remained strong and focused on addressing the challenges facing Kenyans, including economic recovery, job creation, and service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Ruto, differing views on appointments are a normal part of democratic engagement and coalition-building, adding that the final decisions were guided by the need to put the country&#8217;s interests first.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation sheds new light on behind-the-scenes negotiations that shaped the Broad-Based Government arrangement, highlighting the political compromises and consultations that informed the allocation of key government positions.<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts say the disclosure could reignite debate on the extent of ODM&#8217;s influence within the current administration and the role played by Raila Odinga in the formation of the unity framework between the opposition and government.<\/p>\n<p>The President reiterated his commitment to working with leaders across the political divide to foster unity, accelerate development, and ensure that government programs benefit all Kenyans regardless of their political affiliations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By News Desk President William Ruto has disclosed that ODM leader Raila Odinga had initially proposed a \u00a0powerful Treasury Cabinet Secretary position during negotiations that&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature-analysis","category-latest-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3661,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659\/revisions\/3661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}