{"id":14241,"date":"2022-10-03T14:23:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T14:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=14241"},"modified":"2022-10-03T14:27:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T14:27:13","slug":"youthful-makueni-doctor-stanley-kyungu-set-for-a-ps-position-in-rutos-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=14241","title":{"rendered":"Youthful Makueni Doctor Stanley Kyungu set for a PS position in Ruto&#8217;s government."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Focus is now shifting on Principal Secretaries after President William Ruto named Cabinet Secretary nominees, with many now waiting to see the shape that other cadres of the new administration will take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One man that has made a pitch for the PS job is the youthful 28 year old United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Makueni parliamentary candidate in the just concluded elections Stanley Kyungu .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President William Ruto\u2019s recent picks for Cabinet were a mixture of fresh blood, kept promises, and rewards for loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With his announcement of the Cabinet, the President has rewarded some of his most vigorous campaigners and strongest supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on his academic qualifications and politically he performed well by popularizing Ruto specifically in Makueni county in Ukambani region which is Azimio\u2019s stronghold to deserve landing a position in the Hustler Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyungu squared it out with a seasoned politician former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka a principal of Azimio and Prime Minister designate of Azimio\u2019s presidential hopeful Raila Odinga\u2019s government to campaign for Ruto in UDA.<br>Kyungu put up a spirited fight in the vote hunt for Ruto in the Azimio dominated area of Makueni county against Wiper\u2019s dominance thanks to Kalonzo Musyoka\u2019s popularity in UKambani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The young man managed to mobilize 12,000 votes in the Wiper\/Azimio stronghold to cut Raila\u2019s votes in constituency that voted 3,000 votes for the 2017 Jubilee Party presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta in the area has been voted for Raila overwhelmingly in 2013 and 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inbound2963168245456500970-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inbound2963168245456500970-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inbound2963168245456500970-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inbound2963168245456500970-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inbound2963168245456500970.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Kyungu with Ruto on the campaign trail.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyungu had Ruto\u2019s ear and confidence as the Kenyan president then serving as a Deputy President (DP) nominated the 28 year old youth to run for the Makueni parliamentary seat with political bigwigs in the area failing to snatch away the nomination certificate from the youngster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c<strong><em>Daktari Kyungu ndio ako na tiba ya UDA ya Makueni constituency, kwa hivyo tumuache ang\u2019ang\u2019ane nahio kiti kama bwana dawa wetu (Dr Kyungu has UDA\u2019s remedy for Makueni constituency, let\u2019s allow him to contest on a UDA ticket and fix things here as our Mr Fixit),\u201d said Ruto<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the parliamentary race, Kyungu managed to settle for a respectable second position by garnering 11,456 in the tight race won by Wiper\u2019s James Mbaluka who managed 20,793.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board member Teresia Mbaika (9,047), surveyor Amos Ngumbi (5,508), Onesmus Kimilu (3,346) and Regina Ndambuki (2,125).<br>Kyungu believes that president Ruto has the interest of the youth at heart and even going by the last election UDA has the youngest parliamentarians and am confident that he will consider young people in serving his government in various capacities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c<strong><em>The president is very keen on mentoring young leaders with potential , in his cabinet and other key roles in the executive and Kenyans should expect Ruto\u2019s government o be served by youthful executives unlike in the past governments regimes,\u201d said Kyungu<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyungu holds a Masters degree in Science in Healthcare Management, post graduate diploma in Leadership and Strategic Management and undergraduate degree in Medical Imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyungu\u2019s appointment in the Kenya Kwanza government will be a voice to reckon on behalf of Kenyan youths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Kenya\u2019s youth unemployment rate stands at 65 percent, among the highest in the world. Three in five unemployed Kenyans are 15 \u2013 35 years old. The situation is exacerbated by a shrinking economy, political instability, and pervasive income inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Driven by the belief that young people possess the agency and power to shape their future, President Ruto will likely tap into Kenyan youths when making key government appointments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr kyungu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":14248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14241"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14247,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14241\/revisions\/14247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}