Just check that I’m free and come right in, Kibaki told PS

‘When people asked about my remit, I would say, the president asks questions, and I answer them. My job was to pick up the phone and call ten people who could put together a picture allowing me to tell the president what was going on. Essentially, my job was to act as a catalyst.’

Such vagueness would be an advantage when he enjoyed the boss’s blessing. But it would leave him adrift when things were no longer moving in his direction.