Cabinet reshuffles... the strike and poverty eradication

To be honest the reshuffle by the President was very appropriate and has redeployed the ministers concerned according to their experience and area of strength. The President was spot on in deploying you as the Assistant Minister of Finance; this is the ministry that houses the rural development agenda; In addition it is the contact point for development partnerships such as the EU, ADF etc.

These are the hotspots that tie very well with your experience in development: especially that you have worked first as an academician, a policy advisor then a development practitioner - both locally and regionally; you have set in the board meetings of these Funding partners and you have met with the rural communities under trees and in classrooms, so you know for yourself the challenges of these partnerships and the real issues on the ground.