Video: Kenyan President Fires His Entire Cabinet

Kenyan President William Ruto fired his entire cabinet on Thursday.

Only the Deputy President and Prime Cabinet Secretary were spared.

Ruto said public sentiment following widespread anti-tax protests sparked by a controversial finance bill prompted the action.

Ruto declined to sign the bill but still faced pressure to dismiss non-performing state officers and reduce the size of government and government spending.

 

 

 

“Recent events that necessitated the withdrawal of the finance bill, which will require a review and reorganization of our budget and fiscal management, have brought us to an infection point,” Ruto said in a state address on Thursday.

Ruto said he would consult with different sectors, political formations, and Kenyan citizens to set up a “broad-based government” that will be “lean, inexpensive, and efficient”.

He plans to announce those additional measures later.

 

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