President William Ruto is reportedly set to institute radical changes in his Kenya Kwanza government amidst reports a cabinet reshuffle might happen this week.
Reports suggest the reorganization will usher in new faces into the government as Ruto cracks the whip on former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua’s allies.
The reports have triggered jitters, with some government officials on the edge awaiting their fate.
According to sources, the changes that are expected as early as Wednesday or Thursday this week, the president is set to fill vacant ministerial positions and also shuffle CSs across ministries.
The Ministry of Gender, Arts and Culture is vacant after the National Assembly rejected President Ruto’s nomination of Stella Soi Lang’at in August.
Ministry of Interior and National Administration is vacant following the elevation of Kithure Kindiki to the position of deputy president.
Ruto named the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi as acting Interior CS.
This means that President Ruto will have to make at least two Cabinet nominations this week to fill the vacant slots.
The Constitution stipulates a minimum 14 Cabinet Secretaries and a maximum 22, excluding the president, deputy president, and the Attorney General.
Sources within the presidency and senior legislature ranks later confirmed President Ruto is working on government changes.
Of course, there are dockets like the Interior Ministry that, by the nature of its operations, require a substantive CS at all times. We expect the changes as early as Wednesday,” said a senior Kenya Kwanza official.
The official, who is privy to the planned changes, insisted that the reorganisation will be far-reaching and will include a reshuffle that will see some CS reassigned ministries.
The Kenyans will see some new faces come on board while others will reshuffled,” he said.
