President William Ruto has on Thursday dismissed his Cabinet Secretaries in preparation of a broad government.
Speaking from State House Nairobi, the Head of State noted that the decision follows extensive appraisal of the Cabinet perfomance.
“President William Ruto has dismissed the Cabinet to pave the way for the formation of a “broad-based Government”.
The President said he had acted after an extensive appraisal of the Cabinet performance. He noted that he will consult different sectors and political formations to identify those who will assist him in accelerating Kenya’s transformation.
President Ruto said he was keen on the implementation of radical programmes to deal with corruption, debt, domestic resources, jobs and wastage in Government.” said State House.
He continued by confirming that the Deputy President and Prime Cabinet Secretary are the only people who will spared in the new changes. The President praised the outgoing CS’s for the significant progress in the implementation of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda in the past 22 months.
“Even with the progress we have made, I am acutely aware that the people of Kenya have high expectations of me and believe that this administration can undertake the most extensive transformation in our nation’s history,” he said
Other issues announced by the President were the achievements that his government has achieved so far.
“The President said the government has implemented radical changes in the education sector, including resolving uncertainty around the Competency Based Curriculum and the roll-out of a new student-focused higher education funding model, with special emphasis for students from vulnerable families.
He added that the government has improved the student-teacher ratio by employing 56,000 teachers for primary and secondary schools, and 2,000 tutors for TVET colleges.
The President said the government has also resolved the bottlenecks in the cash transfer programme for vulnerable Kenyans, including orphans, the elderly and people living with severe disabilities, by ensuring that the beneficiaries receive their stipend at the same time as the salaries of public servants.
On financial inclusion, he said, the Government has rolled out the Hustler Fund, registering 22 million borrowers, with two million benefiting every day.
He added that seven million Kenyans, who had been denied access to financial services by the Credit Reference Bureau, have since been removed from the blacklist roll.
Under the Affordable Housing Programme, he noted, more than 100,000 units are under construction across the country, employing 160,000 young people.
He said the government is expanding manufacturing, value addition and agro-processing to create more jobs.
The President pointed out that the government is setting up 18 County Aggregation and Industrial Parks, while six new Special Economic Zones are under construction.
He said the digital transformation agenda is on course, with 17,000 government services online, while 274 digital hubs have been set up.
The President said the Public Fundraising Appeals Bill, that is aimed at enforcing his directive to bar public servants from engaging in Harambee, is ready for publication tomorrow.
