President William Ruto has vowed to address the extravagant wealth displays by some state officials, notably Cabinet Secretaries and MPs.

In an appearance with the media at the State House on Sunday, the president told Kenyans that they will witness improvements in the future, such as lower government expenditure and the abolition of unconstitutional positions.

PHOTO | COURTESY President William Ruto

"I promise you, watch this space. Going forward you will see changes because we must do something about opulence and extravagance. We are going to take measures that will put us in the right place," Ruto said.

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Addressing concerns about unconstitutional posts such as CASs and the First Lady, Ruto indicated that his government would abolish them on Monday to minimize government expenses.

PHOTO | COURTESY President William Ruto

"Offices such as that of the First Lady have existed before, but from tomorrow we are going to do away with that and other offices so that we can check our spending. On CASs, the court declared themselves on that and we have respected that. We are not going to appoint an CS until our economy can sustain that," Ruto added.

The president was reacting to worries about a group of government employees carrying wads of cash for harambees.

He also disclosed that he has met with UDA MPs who are considering banning harambees, notably in churches.

PHOTO | COURTESY President William Ruto

"We are actually going to do away with harambees, because when a junior state officers donates Ksh20 million in a harambee, there is something fundamentally wrong. That is wrong," Ruto asserted.

Concerns have been raised regarding MPs like Kapseret's Oscar Sudi handing away millions of shillings in church harambees.