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Health CS Aden Duale when he appeared before Justice Patricia Nyaundi of the Milimani High Court in Nairobi, on June 23, 2026. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard]
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale embodies a rare political staying power defined by a tongue of steel.
As the National Assembly Majority Leader in 2013, he said he could take a bullet for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.
The then Garissa Township lawmaker even doubled down on his symbolism, saying he would jump from the top of KICC if ordered by his party bosses. In 2015 at a rally in Narok, he clashed with Governor Isaac Ruto and told the 47 county chiefs that public funds weren’t personal treasure chests for the elites. “Hii pesa sio ya mama yako bwana (public funds don’t belong to your family),” he charged.
