According to Sunday Standard newspaper, State House Chief of Staff Mr Felix Koskei is a man to watch following reports that he wields massive power at the executive branch of government.
The paper highlights that Mr Koskei is not only close to the President but also exercises significant influence over top government officials. This influence appears to go beyond his official duties as Chief of Staff, raising concern among observers about the real structure of power within the current administration.
In the report, Mr Koskei has been accused of commanding powerful executive officials including Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and other senior Parastatal Chiefs to take his orders or face consequences.
The standard front page newspaper.
Such claims paint a picture of a man who may be running a parallel power system within government, where even people appointed to lead ministries and departments are allegedly being controlled from behind the scenes.
The accusations suggest that some government leaders now fear crossing paths with Koskei, knowing that doing so could put their positions at risk.
In a cryptic message, the Chief of Staff took to X to share a quote by scholar Mark Twain, stating that: “Always do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
This post has been widely interpreted as a veiled reaction to the attention he is receiving from the media and political circles. While he did not directly address the accusations, many believe this was his way of defending his actions without engaging in public confrontations.
In what appears to be his response to the emerging details about his power at State House, Koskei argues that whatever he’s doing is the right thing.
By sharing the quote, he seems to suggest that his leadership style may not please everyone but is still aimed at achieving good results. However, critics believe that such power in the hands of one unelected official weakens transparency and public trust in democratic institutions.
There are also claims that the Chief of Staff has gone after the government seal, a powerful symbol previously held by the Attorney General’s office.
A cryptic post by Felix Koskei.
Reports indicate that he is now using it to extend his interests across various areas of government.
This could further prove that Koskei is centralizing authority and bypassing traditional legal procedures to push his agenda. The use of the government seal is symbolic of legal power, and shifting its control raises more questions about who is truly in charge.
