Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has urged President William Ruto to restructure the parliamentary leadership, alleging that certain members of parliament in leadership roles have given misguided advice to the head of state.
A close ally of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Governor Kahiga joins leaders from North Rift in advocating for a more inclusive governance structure to facilitate development across the country.
He pointed out that the current parliamentary leadership played a significant role in advising President Ruto poorly, particularly in the handling of the Finance Bill 2024, which was ultimately rejected and withdrawn.
"Now that you have addressed the Cabinet and the police unit, it's time to reform the parliamentary leadership in both the National Assembly and the Senate," Governor Kahiga asserted.
He further recommended that when the new Cabinet is unveiled, new leadership in parliament should oversee their vetting process.
President William Ruto recently made headlines on Thursday by dismissing his entire Cabinet, with the exception of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
In his highly anticipated address to the nation, the President detailed that the purge had been informed by the recent developments in the country that have been characterised by the youth-led countrywide protests.
Despite outlining several achievements made by his government, Ruto acknowledged that Kenyans were displeased with the performance of his government.
He then announced that he decided to fire all Cabinet Secretaries including his chief legal advisor- Attorney General Justin Muturi.
"Upon reflection, listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said and after a holistic appraisal of the performance of my Cabinet and its achievements and challenges, I have, 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, decided to dismiss with immediate effect all the Cabinet Secretaries and the Attorney-General from the Cabinet of the Republic of Kenya except the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs," he stated.
The protests saw a youths-led revolt under the pretence of protestors storming the Senate, National Assembly, and Judiciary and setting ablaze critical government infrastructure.
Ruto later declared radical changes including dissolving various entities to accommodate demands by the youth to reorganize his government.
He suspended the appointment of 50 Chief Cabinet Secretaries and reduced government advisors by 50 per cent. This saw advisors across all the 21 Ministries reduced.
