Ruto Fires All Cabinet Secretaries, Except One
However, he has retained just one, Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi, who doubles up as the Foreign Affairs CS.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
President William Ruto has announced that he has dissolved his entire Cabinet, thus firing all Cabinet Secretaries.
However, he has retained just one, Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi, who doubles up as the Foreign Affairs CS. Also retained is Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Ruto, who addressed the nation at State House on Thursday, July 11, revealed that the drastic move, the first-ever in the 2010 Constitution, came following pressure from Kenyans, moreso during the nationwide demonstrations.
President William Ruto and his Cabinet posing for a photo after a meeting on July 4, 2024. /PCS
The Head of State also cited a holistic appraisal of his Cabinet as the reason for this radical decision.
"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," he announced.
"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, eliminate 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."
Furthermore, Ruto announced that operations of the government will continue uninterrupted under the guidance of Principal Secretaries and other relevant officials.
It is worth noting however that President Ruto had on Friday, July 5 denounced calls by a section of Kenyans to conduct a complete overhaul of his Cabinet and send home CSs labelled incompetent in their roles.
Speaking during the X Space Conversation hosted jointly with influencer Osama Otero dubbed #EngageThePresident, Ruto clarified that he would explore other alternatives to address matters raised by Kenyans regarding some Cabinet Secretaries.
“I will not dissolve Cabinet because I am in the process of looking at things differently,” President Ruto clarified.
However, the President warned cabinet secretaries against engaging in corrupt activities, stating that he was ready to fire any CS dragged to court over graft allegations.
“Several staff of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) are in court to answer for their involvement in the fertilizer scandal. The day any CS is taken to court, I will fire them,” Ruto stated.
"If there are verified allegations against a minister or any state official and they are taken to court, I will fire them. I will not wait for the court process."
Ruto's clarification came amidst growing calls from members of the public to dismiss some of the Cabinet Secretaries on account of alleged non-performance.
One of the demands raised by protesters during the recent anti-government protests was a call for the Head of State to crack the whip on some of the government officials.
