{"id":75331,"date":"2022-11-23T15:29:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/gachagua-musalia-thaw-out-in-private-talks"},"modified":"2022-11-23T16:05:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T16:05:55","slug":"gachagua-musalia-thaw-out-in-private-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/gachagua-musalia-thaw-out-in-private-talks","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua, Musalia &#8216;thaw out&#8217; in private talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday held private talks with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.<\/p>\n<p>The details of the meeting at Gachagua&#8217;s Harambee Annex office were not immediately disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis afternoon, I held a consultative meeting with the Prime Cabinet Secretary Hon. @MusaliaMudavadi at Harambee House Annex Office,\u201d Tweeted Gachagua.<\/p>\n<p>On his Tweet, Musalia did not divulge details of their meeting with Gachagua.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met with H.E. Deputy @rigathi this afternoon at his Harambee Annex office where we held consultations on matters of the State,\u201d Musalia twitted.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first face to face meeting between Gachagua and Musalia since the latter was sworn in as the Prime Cabinet Secretary last month.<\/p>\n<p>While Gachagua&#8217;s office is constitutionally recognised, the one of Musalia is seen as a political one crafted to honour a political debt.<\/p>\n<p>Gachagua is the President&#8217;s principal deputy and takes charge when Ruto is away.<\/p>\n<p>Musalia&#8217;s roles include coordinating and supervising Government Ministries and State Departments.<\/p>\n<p>Mudavai also facilitates inter-ministerial coordination of cross-functional initiatives and programs, a role that requires close working relationship with Gachagua.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s talks came after weeks of speculations of a perceived cold war over the razor thin line that separates their roles.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders have previously affirmed their cordial relationship to deliver on the Kenya Kwanza manifesto and rubbished the suggestions sheer imagination.<\/p>\n<p>Musalia made a political comeback after decades in the cold following his failed presidential bid in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The Amani National Congress boss was handed the PCS portfolio as part of his political agreement with President William Ruto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday held private talks with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. The details of the meeting at Gachagua&#8217;s Harambee Annex office were not immediately disclosed. \u201cThis afternoon, I held a consultative meeting with the Prime Cabinet Secretary Hon. @MusaliaMudavadi at Harambee House Annex Office,\u201d Tweeted Gachagua. 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