Kenya’s President William Ruto has fired all Cabinet Secretaries and Attorney General Justin Muturi in response to youth-led anti-government protests.
Only Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who also doubles as Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary has been spared.
“Upon reflection, listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said and after a holistic appraisal of the performance of my Cabinet and its achievements and challenges, I have, in line with the powers given to me by Article 152(1) and 152(5)(b) of the Constitution and Section 12 of the Office of the Attorney-General Act, decided to dismiss with immediate effect all the Cabinet Secretaries and the Attorney-General from the Cabinet of the Republic of Kenya except the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs,” said President Ruto in televised announced.
Dr Ruto said he would engage other political players in reconstituting his Cabinet.
In the meantime, the President said, government operations would continue under the guidance of Principal Secretaries and other relevant officials.
“I will immediately engage in extensive consultations across different sectors and political formations, with the aim of setting up a broad-based government that will assist me in accelerating and expediting the necessary, urgent and irreversible, implementation of radical programmes to deal with the burden of debt, raising domestic resources, expanding job opportunities, eliminating wastage and unnecessary duplication of a multiplicity of government agencies and slay the dragon of corruption consequently making the government lean, inexpensive, effective and efficient,” he added.
List of President William Ruto Cabinet (Sept 2022 to July 2024)
| Cabinet Secretary | Docket |
|---|---|
| Kithure Kindiki | Interior and National Administration |
| Njuguna Ndung’u | National Treasury and Planning |
| Aisha Jumwa | Gender, Culture, the Arts & Heritage |
| Aden Duale | Defence |
| Alice Wahome | Lands, Public Works, Housing & Urban Development |
| Alfred Mutua | Tourism & Wildlife |
| Moses K. Kuria | Public Service, Performance & Delivery Management |
| Rebecca Miano | Investments, Trade & Industry |
| Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen | Roads and Transport |
| Roselinda Soipan Tuya | Environment and Forestry |
| Zachariah Mwangi Njeru | Water, Sanitation & Irrigation |
| Peninah Malonza | East African Community, The ASALs & Regional Development |
| Mithika Linturi | Agriculture and Livestock Development |
| Ezekiel Machogu | Education |
| Davis Chirchir | Energy and Petroleum |
| Ababu Namwamba | Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Simon Chelugui | Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development |
| Salim Mvurya | Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs |
| Florence Bore | Labour and Social Protection |
| Eliud Owalo | Information, Communications and the Digital Economy |
| Susan Nakhumicha Wafula | Health |
| Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi | Attorney-General |