Moses Kuria reflects on life after Cabinet: from politics to writing a new book

Kuria was speaking to Citizen TV's Monday Report when he described his lifestyle as extremely busy, revealing that, aside from politics, he is elbow-deep in a slew of private matters. 

He said one of the private projects he is working on is a new book, which he has been writing since January and hopes to release in December. 

 "I am a very busy person, I am doing my private things, I am writing my book. I started writing my book in January," Kuria said. 

The former CS said in between the writing, he has also been invited to countless global forums and events to talk about global issues. 

"I have a lot of invitations even before to speak in international forums and events about global issues. I am not short of things to do," 

Kuria also made fun of his unemployment, revealing that the number of phone calls he used to receive had dropped dramatically to the point where he suspected his phone had a problem. 

"The calls have dried up. Twice I have had the temptation of taking the phone to the fundi, nini mbaya. No calls compared to when I was CS," Kuria said. 

"But life is like that, you need everything, you need the trolls, the praises, you need everything." 

Broad-based Cabinet 

The former CS also discussed President Ruto's broad-based cabinet, claiming to have originated the idea to include the opposition in the cabinet. 

Kuria stated that he sensed trouble long before the youth-led anti-tax protests and discussed ways to reform Kenya's politics with President Ruto. 

"For avoidance of doubt, this issue of inviting the opposition to government I can largely claim it to be my idea, way before Gen Z. I could see some trouble ahead, I was discussing with the President, we need to reform our politics." Kuria added. 

"I told him If we have to get out of this, we have to look at things outside the box, so whether I'm in cabinet or not, I'm very proud of the president for doing this, this is what we need."

Kuria said when the members of the opposition were dithering on whether to take up cabinet positions, he had lunch with Oburu Odinga to convince him why they needed to take up the positions. 

"I remember when Oburu asked me if I wasnt afraid they would take my position and I said, so be it," he added. 

"It was for the good of the country."

Other than his conversation with Oburu, Kuria claims to have talked to John Mbadi--now Treasury CS-- as well Opiyo Wandayi who was appointed to the Energy docket. 

"I told them, we have to do this, we have to... otherwise, how else I'm I supposed to be selfless?"