Activists within the Coast region have hailed the move by President William Ruto to send home his entire Cabinet.
On Thursday, President Ruto shocked the nation after dissolving the entire Cabinet, leaving only the Prime Cabinet Secretary who is also in charge of the Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi.
The axe also sent home the Attorney General Justine Muturi.
MUHURI Rapid Response Officer Francis Auma said the move ought to have come long ago even before the three-week protests that saw tears, sweat, pain and deaths.
He said though Ruto’s bold move was long overdue, he urged the President to keenly consider the voice of Kenyans and more specific the youth while reconstituting new Cabinet.
Auma said most of the Cabinet Secretaries were living large, flashing their richest to the knowledged, qualified, jobless and hopeless Kenyans who were pained and retorted with protests.
“There is no doubt the recent Gen-Z-led protests have yielded fruits. However, let’s not stop at that but pursue for proper governance for this country. We cannot go on this way with a country being led like a private property that belongs to a single person,” said Auma.
The activist said the protesters were very clear about their messages and demands, saying they were initially ignored by the entire government and more specific President William Ruto, who later realised that the youth protesting were not turning back.
Integrity
“The arrogance, flashy lives and incompetence have brought us to where we are today. We should initiate a strong integrity and ethical dialogue about our leadership. We only need persons of high integrity in the Cabinet, nothing else,” said the activist.
His sentiments were backed by Gender and human rights defender Salma Hemed who said through the Thursday events were unexpected, they are worthy the country’s future.
According to Salma, the country was heading to a huge demarcation between the leadership and Kenyans, stating that such situation would easily plunge the country into anarchy.
“We want the President to focus on uniting the country by listening the voices of Kenyans up to the very grassroots level. Kenyans and mostly the youthful generation led anti-government protest and were hugely backed by various quarters countrywide. We must work together in realising a better Kenya,” noted Salma.
[Gender and Human Rights Defender Salma Hemed. Photo/Ahmed Omar/July, 11, 24].
She said the Civil society will closely monitor the direction the country is taking and the transformative change in the government so that the voices of Kenyans are fully included by the country’s top leadership whenever there are governance issues deliberated.
“As Kenyans, let’s relentlessly work towards a better country, strive to ensure our leaders realise and adhere to their roles and mandate to serve the nation and not their selfish gains, not anymore,” she reiterated.
