Former Defence Cabinet Secretary(CS) Aden Duale has thanked President William Ruto for appointing him to the position he held for less than two years.
This is after the Head of State sacked his entire Cabinet, including Attorney General Justin Muturi on Thursday, following pressure from Gen Z youths demanding change.
Speaking on X, he said that he will forever be indebted to Kenyans for the opportunity to serve.
I extend my heartfelt gratitude to His Excellency President @WilliamsRuto for entrusting me with the role of Cabinet Secretary for Defence in the first Kenya Kwanza Administration.
I am deeply honored and will forever be indebted to him and the people of Kenya for this…— Hon. Aden Duale, EGH (@HonAdenDuale) July 11, 2024Did you read this?
Speaking when he made the announcement, President Ruto retained only Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi amid pressure from the Generation Z Movement.
The affected Cabinet Secretaries include Kithure Kindiki (Interior and National Administration), Njuguna Ndung’u (National Treasury), Aisha Jumwa (Gender and Affirmative Action), Aden Duale (Defence ), Zachariah Njeru (Water and Sanitation), Soipan Tuya (Environment and Forestry) and Ezekiel Machogu (Education).
Penina Malonza (East African Community) and Suzan Nakhumicha (Health).
Others are Rebecca Miano(Trade and Investment), Salim Mvurya (Mining and Blue Economy), Simon Chelugui (Cooperatives) ,Moses Kuria (Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management ),Alfred Mutua,(Tourism and Wildlife),Kipchumba Murkomen(Road and Transport), Alice Wahome(Lands and Urban Development),Eliud Owalo (ICT and Digital Economy),Mithika Linturi (Agriculture),Ababu Namwamba (Sports),Davis Chirchir (Energy and Petroleum ), and Florence Bore(Labour and Social Protection).
President William Ruto vowed to engage in extensive consultations, including setting up a ‘broad-based government’ to accelerate reforms targeted at taming wastage in his Administration.
Further, he said that the broad–based government will help accelerate and expedite the nation's much-needed urgent interventions.
“Upon reflection, listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said, I will immediately engage in extensive consultations across different sectors and political formations, to set up a broad-based government,” he said.
Ruto stated that the new formation will assist his government in implementing radical programs focusing on raising domestic resources, expanding job opportunities, and managing the Nation’s huge debt.
According to the Head of State, this will eliminate wastage and unnecessary duplication of government agencies.
This comes shortly after he announced that his administration rolled out a series of austerity measures aimed at curbing government expenditure including plan to dissolve 47 State Corporations with overlapping and duplicative functions.
