Equally important, the protesting youth demanded that Ruto should not recycle his former Cabinet or incorporate the opposition. Despite such demands, Ruto would recycle ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001499208/legal-dilemma-for-fired-css-and-why-many-wont-return-to-power">six members of his former CabinetActivist Mercy Tarus described the nomination of cabinet secretaries as “renaming a Cabinet”. In a statement, Wiper leader ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001499138/goons-disrupt-kalonzos-speech-at-azimio-meeting">Kalonzo Musyoka< said the only arrangement the outfit would agree to would be a “transitional government of national unity” resulting from a people-driven convention. “We shall not participate in or support the proposed Kenya Kwanza-led broad-based government of national unity. Their position mirrors that taken by Gen Zs and Millennials, who oppose an arrangement they argue will shrink oversight.

Source: Daily Nation July 20, 2024 08:07 UTC