Deputy President Rigathi Gachagau has warned Cabinet and Principal Secretaries against underperforming in their jobs. https://rb.gy/8jmz4
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00:00 Among 50 million Kenyans, you chose a few of us, very few in terms of percentage, to
00:09 assist you in the management of the affairs of this country.
00:13 Your Excellency, you have a very high expectation of all of us, just like the people of Kenya
00:19 have.
00:20 The President of the Republic of Kenya seated here today signed a five-year contract with
00:27 the people of Kenya, subject to renewal on performance and subject to termination on
00:35 non-performance.
00:36 As a Deputy President and Principal Assistant, I can tell you today, the President has no
00:44 intention whatsoever to have his contract terminated by the people of Kenya.
00:51 His very intention is to have it renewed, and therefore those working under him must
00:57 perform and perform efficiently.
01:04 So on a day like this, what I have seen this morning, I'm a bit worried.
01:11 The day you are signing a performance contract is a very important day, because it marks
01:16 the beginning of performance.
01:31 Especially those of us who came with the President from the political space and who
01:35 are his friends, and we assisted him to become President.
01:40 Once he gives us a job, that is the termination of that friendship.
01:45 The friendship with the President will be based on nothing but performance.
01:52 And me, I know.
01:57 Me, I know.
02:04 My relationship with the President is not based on my 20-year friendship with him, and
02:10 I assisted him in the campaigning.
02:13 It is based on performance.
02:15 I have seen people who have been fired, I saw the President, and I know him.
02:22 I saw his face, I knew he was here, he was a man.
02:27 Because today is the day of the performance contract.
02:30 It is a very important day to come and sign.
02:33 And you have come here, the President is sitting.
02:36 He is ready to sit, and he is the President of the Republic of Kenya.
02:38 You have been fired, who else are you going to sit with?
02:42 These are things myself I don't understand.
02:45 As I said, I know I don't understand.
02:47 I don't understand other things.
02:49 I am the boss, I do my job.
02:54 You know, my President, you are late.
02:57 I have been late in your meeting one day only.
03:00 And President, you are the one who fired me that morning.
03:04 Because you said you would leave at 1.30, we will meet at the airport at 2.00.
03:08 You left at 2.30.
03:11 By the time I arrived, I found you were late.
03:14 And I was embarrassed, because where else was I when my boss is sitting with him?
03:20 Where else would I be?
03:22 How do you explain where you are?
03:26 The President is sitting, you work for him, he has arrived before you.
03:31 I don't understand, I don't know how you plan,
03:34 but even if there is a traffic jam,
03:36 this traffic jam will not come to Kenya today, it is known to the world.
03:40 I arrived here at 1.30,
03:43 PM arrived here at 1.30, and the meeting was at 3.00.
03:46 Not because we have no work to do.
03:50 We can't wake up at this time, this cold, and sleep.
03:55 But we are coming to the President of Kenya.
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