President William Ruto has appointed Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi to act as the Cabinet Secretary in all ministries.
In a gazette notice dated July 11, Ruto announced that Mudavadi will take over the role of CS in all ministries, following the recent dismissal of all cabinet secretaries.
"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," the gazette notice read.
Ruto dissolved his entire cabinet, sending home all CSs and the Attorney General. Only Prime Cabinet Secretary Mudavadi, who also holds the position of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CS, survived the purge.
The President stated that the new cabinet will be named after extensive consultations across all sectors. In the interim, ministry accounting officers and other officials will manage operations.
"I will immediately engage in extensive consultations across different sectors and political formations, to set up a broad-based government that will assist me in accelerating and expediting the necessary, urgent, and irreversible implementation of radical programmes to deal with the burden of debt, raise domestic resources, expand job opportunities, eliminate wastage and unnecessary duplication of a multiplicity of government agencies, and slay the dragon of corruption, consequently making the government lean, inexpensive, effective, and efficient," Ruto said.
"The operations of government will continue uninterrupted under the guidance of Principal Secretaries and other relevant officials."
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua expressed his full support for the President's decision to seek a new team that will help deliver on his agenda.
He emphasized the need for Cabinet Secretaries who are not arrogant, do not engage in politics, and prioritize service delivery to the people of Kenya over personal interests.
"Mr. President, we support you 100 percent in the steps you have taken to dissolve the cabinet to reconstitute it afresh and look for Cabinet Secretaries who will help you run the government," Gachagua said.
"We need ministers who are not arrogant and boastful, ministers who will not engage in politics. Those who will be there to assist you, together with us, to move the country forward. You need a good team that will create efficiency and harmony, putting the people of Kenya before their personal interests."
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