President William Ruto has appointed Foreign Affairs and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi as the acting Cabinet Secretary in all Ministries.

In a notice dated July 11, Mudavadi will take over the role of CSs in all the ministries.

“That pursuant to Article 152 (5) (a) of the Constitution, Hon. Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi, E.G.H., is assigned as the Acting Cabinet Secretary in all vacant ministerial portfolios."

This comes a week after the President dismissed his entire cabinet including the Attorney General.

Ruto said the review and re-organisation of his administration was necessary to embed operational enhancements and foster responsive governance.

Now therefore, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, by the Authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the Republic of Kenya, do hereby order and direct that in accordance with Article 152 (5) (b) of Constitution, the Cabinet Secretaries listed below have be dismissed from office as stated,” the notice reads.

Further, the Head of State has also formally communicated the dissolution of the cabinet indicating that all the 21 posts and that of the Attorney General are now officially vacant.