Dr Christopher Ndarathi Murungaru's loss of a cabinet position appears to be President Kibaki's way of tipping his hat to the donor community as well as anti-corruption lobbyists. Dr Murungaru, the MP for Kieni in Nyeri District [central Kenya], was seen as a close ally of the president. Dr Murungaru served in Mr Kibaki's first cabinet as the minister in the Office of the President in charge of Internal Security. After allegations of corruption, many of which seemed to point at his management of the ministry's affairs, he was dropped early this year and shifted to the less glamorous Transport Ministry where he swapped positions with Mr John Michuki.