‘Heading Energy docket is not gossip’ – Willis Otieno trolls CS Wandayi after viral interview
By Charles Ouma, February 26, 2026Lawyer Willis Otieno has trolled Cabinet Secretary for Energy Opiyo Wandayi following the latter’s interview with a local TV station that created a buzz, with some calling it disastrous.
In a statement on his X account on Thursday, February 26, 2026, the lawyer asserted that running the docket is not gossip, maintaining that Kenya cannot afford ornamental leadership in technical ministries.
“Energy is not gossip. It is numbers, systems, contracts, and grid stability. If you cannot command your docket, you have no business sitting in that office.
Otieno admitted that watching Wandayi, who appeared to struggle answering basic questions touching on his docket, was uncomfortable and alarming, adding that the CS appeared unprepared and came out as clueless in an interview that exposed his lack of knowledge.
“Watching Opiyo Wandayi on Citizen TV Kenya was not just uncomfortable but also alarming. This is the Cabinet Secretary in charge of one of the most critical sectors of the economy, yet he spoke like a man who had skimmed a briefing note five minutes before going live.
How CS Wandayi fumbled
He pointed out several questions that the CS did not answer satisfactorily, exposing a glaring lack of knowledge on the part of the man entrusted with the important docket.
“A 53-year-old Cabinet Secretary could not clearly explain why blackouts disproportionately hit during the day when businesses are operating, hospitals are running equipment, factories are producing, and SMEs are trying to survive,” he stated.
Otieno also unpacked the consequences of what he termed as the CS’s wanting performance in the interview, stating that it erodes investor confidence at a time when the government is leveraging on industrialisation, manufacturing revival and digital economy to create jobs.
Every clueless interview erodes investor confidence. This is not about personality. It is about competence. A Cabinet Secretary must master his brief. He must walk into any studio armed with figures, projections, regional comparisons, and reform timelines.
“If he cannot defend his own sector with data, then he is not leading it but occupying it. Kenya cannot afford ornamental leadership in technical ministries. Energy requires precision. What we saw was improvisation,” he added.
Highlighting the importance of the docket, the lawyer stated that the country deserves a technical answer, not a vague shrug by a clueless CS.