Nairobi: Kenya President William Ruto yielded to pressure and dissolved his cabinet following two weeks of protests against the government breaching the Kenyan parliament, a first in history.
“I want to first thank the Gen z for their effort because without them probably Ruto would have not made any changes to his cabinet that was already tainted,” said Amos Ouma, motorcycle taxi rider (bodaboda).
Kenyans are expressing dissatisfaction with certain former cabinet ministers, citing their incompetence and arrogance. Many have urged the president to replace them with skilled technocrats.
Governance experts have also highlighted the prevalence of politicians in Ruto's Cabinet who were given positions as a reward for their support in the 2022 general elections.
Patrick Musau, a businessman, stated that, “we saw the cabinet was fully incompetent if I may say it, so we thank the president for that step, for that move."
Ruto is facing the challenge of combating corruption in his government and putting in place austerity measures to reduce spending, as a budget cut is imminent after the Finance Bill 2024 was withdrawn.
5 bodies retrieved from quarry
Kenya’s police chief Japhet Koome has resigned on the day five bodies wrapped in sacks were found in a quarry near an informal settlement and after weeks of deadly protests in which more than 30 people were killed.
President Ruto announced that he had received the resignation of inspector General Koome, and that his deputy Douglas Kanja would be acting. Hundreds of young protesters from a Nairobi university blocked a major highway in Kenya protesting against the government and demanding the resignation of President Ruto.
