What is happening? Ukur Yattani’s directive to other CSs raises questions on Matiang’I’s position. – Kenyan_Report

Ever since Uhuru’s Executive Order Number 1 of 2019 which consequently made Matiang’I a super minister by bestowing upon him the power to coordinate all government functions and duties, he has unquestionably been the second most powerful man in the country.

However, Ukur Yattani’s recent directive to a couple of other ministries concerning the speedy operationalisation of the Lamu port has raised eyebrows over the pecking order in the cabinet, and whether Matiang’I, who has been uncharacteristically quiet in recent times, still wields unchecked powers.

Ukur Yattani, who is the immediate former Marsabit governor, and current CS for National Treasury and Planning, recently issued orders to all government agencies tasked with operationalisation of the Lamu port to beat the May 30 deadline.

That is the date on which the port is expected to be operational.

State agencies have been racing against time to overcome key infrastructural challenges that will play a critical role in the clearance and transshipment of cargo along the Lapsset corridor.

Yattani directed the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha) and Kenya Bureau of Standard (Kebs) to fast-track installation of key infrastructures.

“All ICT systems should be integrated, realigned and functional by May 30. All the state agencies must work round the clock,” said the CS.

This move is expected to cause uncertainty and curiosity within cabinet, especially since it has always been the preserve of CS Matiang’i. The orders given by CS Ukur Yattani span over multiple ministries, from the ministry of infrastructure headed by CS Macharia to that of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development under Betty Maina.

The port is part of the Lamu Port South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor to link landlocked South Sudan and Ethiopia to the Indian Ocean.

Lapsset has also been adopted as an African Union project designed to link the Eastern Africa Coast and West Africa at Douala Port in the Atlantic Ocean.

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