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Kenyan President William Ruto’s 22- member cabinet was sworn in recently almost two months after he narrowly won a bitterly fought but largely peaceful election. The cabinet was tasked with tackling the cost-of-living crisis and other economic issues in the East African country
Kenyan President William Ruto’s 22- member cabinet was sworn in recently almost two months after he narrowly won a bitterly fought but largely peaceful election. The cabinet was tasked with tackling the cost of living crisis and other economic issues in the East African country.
As reported by www.trendsnafrica.com, Ruto vowed to run an inclusive, transparent, and accountable government as he aims to transform the regional powerhouse. The new cabinet did not achieve the gender parity Ruto had promised on the campaign trail. It has only seven women ministers out of a total of 22. Musalia Mudavadi, a former vice president who broke ranks with defeated presidential candidate and opposition chief Raila Odinga to back Ruto, assumed the newly-created position of prime cabinet secretary.
The 62-year-old will be the most senior government minister and answer directly to the president and his deputy. Alfred Mutua, a former governor whose party also sided with Ruto, will take charge of the foreign ministry. Kithure Kindiki, a lawyer who served on the legal team that defended Ruto’s August election win in court, will head the powerful interior ministry.Kindiki also represented Ruto at his trial at The Hague-based International Criminal Court for his alleged role in orchestrating the 2007-2008 post-election unrest that killed at least 1,100 people and displaced more than 600,000. Former central bank governor Njuguna Ndung’u is the new treasurer.
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Kenya is the most dynamic economy in East Africa but many of its people are suffering financial hardship, with about a third of the population living in poverty. Prices for basic goods rocketed following the Covid pandemic and in response to the war in Ukraine, and unemployment remains a major concern.
