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Eyes on Cabinet, advisors as Ruto vows to crack the whip

THE STAR 4 days ago

"Watch this space," the President said on plan to reshuffle his adminstration.

President William Ruto during a media roundtable on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
President William Ruto during a media roundtable on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Image: PCS

President William Ruto has pledged a major shake-up in his adminstration soon in the wake of a massive uproar from concerned Kenyans who have demanded change.

The changes will most likely hit hard his cabinet and a team of advisors whom a section of Kenyans have said are squarely to blame for the current crisis the country is facing.

With the latest case being the Finance Bill, 2024, which Kenyans forced the Head of State to reject following a series of protests, calls to have Ruto's advisors shown the door have intensified.

In a roundtable media interview on Sunday, the President was put to task to explain why he would maintain the same team of advisors yet they are the reason behind some of his unpopular policies, including tax measures.

Without further elaboration, the president pledged to realign his administration to the new realities the country is facing.

"Watch this space," the President said in response to shake up query.

The President has been under intense pressure to reshuffle his adminstration amid opinions from a section of Kenyans who claim some appointees have failed to meet the public's expectations.

But the President in a rejoinder said that even though there are mass expectations to kick out some senior officials of his administration, that must be done with a degree of fairness.

"We are a country of the rule of law. Whatever thing we must do, it must be within the rule of law."

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