In 1999 , Moi appointed Richard Leakey as Cabinet Secretary and overall head of the civil service . Moi 's hand was forced : the international donor institutions insisted as a pre-condition for the resumption of donor funds . In 1999 , Moi had to appoint Richard Leakey as Cabinet Secretary and overall head of the civil service at the insistence of international donor institutions as a pre-condition for the resumption of donor funds .