Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Moses Kuria has revealed how things work while working with President William Ruto.
Kuria, known for having easy access to Ruto's ear, claims that working with his boss is not a walk in the park and can be difficult for those who tend to sleep on the job.
The CS said that Ruto is a man who likes to stay on top of things and has a strict method of keeping up with what's going on in each ministry.
"Working with President Ruto is not easy if you are lazy. The Head of State is a hands-on person who seeks to check on progress in all sectors every time," he tells The Standard.
"He wakes up very early and sleeps late, all this time you can expect a call more when he is trying to clarify something."
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Kuria cites the most recent Cabinet meeting on December 14 as an example of a backlog of pertinent issues that must be addressed.
Such meetings, he added, have now become routine, and Ruto calls them whenever critical issues need to be addressed quickly.
"We had 29 issues that we needed to clear off and he insists that the day's business is cleared before you break out," Kuria added.
"I remember we had a 14-hour marathon meeting in his home on how we will drive the government. He insists that we should not let down Kenyans who trusted us with their votes."
In response to the exorbitant cost of living, Kuria stated that the government has been forced to make unsavory decisions to revive the ailing economy.
"No one likes the surgeon's knife but they get happy when they are healed. Kenya was like a patient who was seriously ailing but had a diagnosis," Kuria noted.
"When we entered we found that the patient needed to be at the ICU for an operation."
