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The news crew of RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA has continued to follow the political developments with keen interest. The Joyful message is that the current situation in Kenya has served as a warning signal to all the leaders in our African continent. It has become clear to them that the masses can react when they are pushed to the wall. Today, the correspondent of RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA located in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya has officially reported that the once stubborn Kenya’s President has recently Continued to Bow to Pressure amid Youth-led Protests. One of the current bold steps is that he has just Dissolved his Cabinet.

Details of the information have it that Kenya’s President William Samoei Ruto has dissolved his Cabinet, as well as the office of the Attorney General, amid youth-led protests and a public outcry for better leadership in the East African country.

Addressing members of the press on Thursday, July 11, President Ruto said the only offices not affected in the firing spree are the Deputy President’s, Rigathi Gachagua, and that of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi.

“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,” he said, adding that the decision is “in line with the powers given to me by Article 152(1) and 152(5)(b) of the Constitution and Section 12 of the Office of the Attorney-General Act”.

“And of course, the office of the Deputy President is not affected in any way,” he further said.

President Ruto explained that his decision to dissolve his Cabinet was based on “listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said.”

He added that a “holistic” appraisal had been conducted of the performance of his Cabinet and its achievements and challenges, leading him to decide to let the cabinet go.

In his July 11 address, President Ruto said he “will immediately engage in extensive consultations across different sectors and political formations, to set up a broad-based government.”

The government he is to set up, he continued, is to “assist me in accelerating and expediting the necessary, urgent and irreversible, implementation of radical programs to deal with the burden of debt, raising domestic resources, expanding 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.”

“The operations of government will continue uninterrupted under the guidance of Principal Secretaries and other relevant officials,” President Ruto said.

The Kenyan head of state rose to the presidency in Kenya’s August 2022 general elections after he expressed his solidarity with “hustlers” and promised a “bottom-up” approach to the country’s economy that he said would address youth unemployment and improve the lives of ordinary Kenyans.

The dissolution of the Cabinet is President Ruto’s second major decision amid protests that were sparked by the controversial Finance Bill 202 starting on June 18,  the day the Bill was tabled in Kenya’s parliament for debate. The first major decision was not to sign the Bill, having succumbed to public pressure.

Kenya’s youths have put the government on notice with additional concerns they say must be addressed, including corruption, the high cost of living, and unemployment among others.

Catholic youths have actively participated in the ongoing Generation Z (Gen Z)-led peaceful protests. On July 7, “Saba Saba” Sunday, the Chaplaincy of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) facilitated a convention of Youth Serving Christ (YSC) and Young Catholic Adults (YCA) for Holy Mass at Holy Family Minor Basilica and thereafter a forum for them to join other youths to voice grievances against President Ruto-led government.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have collectively and individually expressed their support for the youths’ demands for major reforms, accountability, and good governance.

“You, the young people, are our hope,” KCCB members said in a June 29 statement that their Chairman, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu, signed.

On July 7, Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira of ADN urged the government to address the concerns the youths are raising. He said, “For the sake of our young people, for the sake of our country, for God’s sake, wake up and let’s get to work! Further, I implore the government to address the thorny issues raised.

Rev. Fr. George Nwachukwu
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