Interior CS Kithure Kindiki named among 50 African trailblazers

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki is one of 50 continental trendsetters who have been nominated for the Business Review Africa Magazine's 2022 African Trailblazers Award.

Kindiki, Equity Group CEO James Mwangi, Glass House PR CEO Mary Njoki, tech entrepreneur Nelly Cheboi as well as software engineer Catherine Mathugu are the only Kenyans who made the list.

The Interior CS has, among other things, been recognised by the Nigeria-based magazine for sponsoring more than twelve bills in the Senate during his time as Tharaka Nithi Senator.

"Key among his legislative legacy is the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2013, which sought to untangle the sharing of revenue among county governments," the magazine stated.

"He has also introduced Community Land Bill 2013, the County Allocation of Revenue Bill 2014, the Division of Revenue Bill 2014, the Public Finance (Management (Amendment Bill, 2014, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Amendment Bill 2013 and the Alcoholic Drinks Control (Amendment) Bill, 2014 among other pieces of legislation."

The CS has also been acknowledged for improving the state of security in Nairobi and mitigating cases of terror attacks across the country in his first 100 days as Interior boss.

"He also oversaw the destruction of a huge cache of weapons and explosives that could have harmed Kenyan citizens if they were not intercepted," the Nigerian magazine stated.

The former Senator has also been appreciated for stepping up border patrols and surveillance on the proliferation of illicit arms and banditry attacks in Kenya.

"His key objective is to open up the affected areas for economic takeoff. His rapid response saw nearly 60 percent recovery of all livestock stolen across the ten counties where rampant livestock rustling was reported," said the Business Review Africa Magazine.

CS Kindiki has correspondingly been lauded for initiating the installation of a universal personal identifier and a digital identity card in Kenya that will aggregate all the identification needs for public services.