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The State House website has removed the names of Cabinet Secretaries dismissed by President William Ruto on Thursday afternoon, including Attorney General Justin Muturi, who was also relieved of his duties.
The timeline for appointing a new Cabinet remains uncertain.
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President Ruto, under pressure from the Generation Z Movement, retained only Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi when he made the announcement.
The affected Cabinet Secretaries include Kithure Kindiki (Interior and National Administration), Njuguna Ndung’u (National Treasury), Aisha Jumwa (Gender and Affirmative Action), Aden Duale (Defence), Zachariah Njeru (Water and Sanitation), Soipan Tuya (Environment and Forestry), Ezekiel Machogu (Education), Penina Malonza (East African Community), Suzan Nakhumicha (Health), Rebecca Miano (Trade and Investment), Salim Mvurya (Mining and Blue Economy), Simon Chelugui (Cooperatives), Moses Kuria (Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management), Alfred Mutua (Tourism and Wildlife), Kipchumba Murkomen (Road and Transport), Alice Wahome (Lands and Urban Development), Eliud Owalo (ICT and Digital Economy), Mithika Linturi (Agriculture), Ababu Namwamba (Sports), Davis Chirchir (Energy and Petroleum), and Florence Bore (Labour and Social Protection).
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President William Ruto pledged to conduct extensive consultations to establish a ‘broad-based government’ aimed at accelerating reforms and reducing wastage in his administration.
“Reflecting on the voices of Kenyans, I will immediately initiate extensive consultations across various sectors and political groups to establish a broad-based government,” he stated.
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Ruto emphasized that this inclusive approach will help implement bold initiatives focusing on increasing domestic resources, creating jobs, and managing the nation’s significant debt burden by eliminating inefficiencies and redundancies in government agencies.
The President’s address follows recent events, including protests against the Finance Bill 2024, which led to its withdrawal and prompted a review of government budget and fiscal management.
President Ruto’s administration recently announced austerity measures, including plans to dissolve 47 state corporations with overlapping functions, aimed at reducing government spending.
