AFTER weeks of intense protests by Kenyans, President William Ruto fired his entire cabinet including the attorney general on Thursday, July 11.

Ruto announced this while addressing the nation at the State House.

However, the tsunami did not affect the Prime Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Deputy President.

“I have decided to dismiss with immediate effect all cabinet secretaries and attorney general of the Cabinet of Kenya except the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs. And of course, the office of the Deputy President is not affected in any way,” Ruto said.

The President also stated that following the dissolution, all the affairs of the ministries would be supervised and managed by Principal Secretaries until a final cabinet is appointed and that a new cabinet will be formed after broad consultations across all sectors.

He further noted that he would immediately consult with various stakeholders and political groups to form a broad-based government focused on implementing radical programmes to address debt, increase domestic resources, expand job opportunities, eliminate waste and unnecessary duplication, and combat corruption, ultimately making the government leaner, less expensive, and more efficient.

The ICIR reported that some protesters in Kenya took to the streets to protest against the controversial Finance Bill which the citizens believed would hike taxes and worsen the already harsh economic realities. The protest however led to the death of many.

Consequently, Ruto bowed to pressure and declined to sign the bill. Despite declining the signed the bill, the protest continued.