New cabinet to transform Kenya, says Ruto

President William Ruto. [PCS]

President William Ruto has reiterated his resolve to form a more effective new cabinet to help put Kenya on a path of economic recovery.

President Ruto spoke during a Sunday church service at the AIPCA Ndogino church in Ndaragwa, Nyandarua County.

"I have opened a new chapter. Pray for me to get diligent servants to appoint in the new cabinet to deliver on promises I made to Kenyans," said Ruto.

"We want to transform this country. We can't continue borrowing on the back of a heavy debt burden. We've appointed a task force to audit our debt and recommend ways of managing it," he added.

President Ruto says that the next cabinet will manage the affairs of the country prudently and will be the one to deliver his government's transformative agenda.

According to the president, the country remains stable despite the recent spate of anti-government protests with another protest likely to happen on Tuesday, July 16.

"Giving birth to a child is never easy. That is the case with the economic transformation we are trying to deliver leading to the unrest we are experiencing," he said.

President Ruto is expected to draw from a wealth of expertise when appointing his new cabinet as he constitutes a "broad-based" government that will likely feature opposition figures.

It is unclear whether the new cabinet will consist of politicians, similar to the one dissolved on Thursday, July 11, or feature more technocrats.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who was also present at the event, implored Mount Kenya region leaders to accord President Ruto respect amid speculation of a division among politicians from the region leaving some leaders aligned with the president while others are in Gachagua's camp.