President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday moved to puncture his Deputy William Ruto’s 2022 political machine. In the Cabinet reshuffle, Uhuru fired Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri, one of Ruto’s most ardent foot soldiers in Mount Kenya. The Industrialization Ministry was given to Betty Maina, a close Ruto confidant who has been serving as Principal Secretary Environment. Tea, coffee, and milk farmers’ trouble with the crops is argued to have fuelled the growing rebellion against the President in his backyard. Uhuru directed Treasury to release the Sh3 billion Cherry Revolving Fund to support coffee farmers and Sh1 billion to be injected into Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC).

Source: The Star January 15, 2020 02:26 UTC