According to the president, “reflection, listening to Kenyans, and after holistic appraisal of my cabinet” led to this decision.
He has declared that in order to establish a broad-based government, he will now consult widely.
The deputy president, who is immune from legal dismissal, and the prime cabinet secretary, who doubles as the foreign affairs minister, are unaffected by the collapse of his cabinet.
Mr. Ruto declared that top public workers would oversee the continuous continuation of government operations.
Regarding a new administration, he said that he would confer “across different sectors and political formations and other Kenyans, both in public and private,” but he did not specify when it would be revealed.
How long the president can function without a cabinet is not specified in the constitution. However, experts predict that in order to avoid further issues with the nation’s resentful youth, Mr. Ruto will need to appoint a new team shortly.
It is quite unusual that the cabinet would dissolve so dramatically so soon after he assumed office—less than two years.
