‘There Was Nothing Wrong’ Gachagua Speaks On Ruto’s Cabinet Reshuffle

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has sought to diminish the concerns raised by the recent Cabinet reshuffle orchestrated by President William Ruto on Wednesday.

In Gachagua’s perspective, this reshuffle constitutes a routine government reorganization, well within the president’s prerogative, aimed at optimizing and elevating service delivery within his administration.

Gachagua proceeded to challenge the perception that this reshuffle, occurring one year into President William Ruto’s tenure, was unusually premature. He contended, “One year is not an overly hasty timeframe; it’s actually quite substantial.

Historically, reshuffles have been a regular occurrence over the years. The president holds the authority to structure his government, having appointed individuals to specific portfolios.

In the interest of enhancing service delivery, he deemed it fitting to implement certain changes,” Gachagua conveyed during an interview with Inooro FM.

Furthermore, Gachagua emphasized that the president made these reassignments after evaluating the strengths and capabilities of the respective Cabinet Secretaries.

He underscored that there is no inherent issue with Cabinet Secretaries, such as those responsible for Lands and Water, trading roles, as long as it serves the overarching goal of improving governance and service delivery.

This, according to Gachagua, underscores the president’s commitment to adapt and optimize his government to meet the evolving needs of the nation.

DP Gachagua claims that there was no problem or mistake done by the Ministers affected by the reshuffle.

“I don’t think the president has made any mistake by pointing at those individuals. If there was something wrong he would have sacked them. It is all about reorganising his government,” he said.

The DP also dismissed the perception that the reshuffle only targeted the Mt Kenya region, noting that all key dockets handed to the region are still intact.

He went ahead to urge all those handed duties by the President to focus on service delivery lest they will be sent packing.

President William Ruto on Wednesday night reorganized his Cabinet, in a move that saw various ministries merged and renamed.

In the move, President Ruto expanded the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary to include the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, headed by Musalia Mudavadi.

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria was moved to the newly reconstituted and renamed Ministry of Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management.

His Foreign and Diaspora Affairs counterpart Alfred Mutua, on his part, was reassigned to the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife.

The President established a new docket for the Ministry of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage, which will be headed by Aisha Jumwa.

Ruto further reconstituted and renamed the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Arts and Sports, to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and will remain under Ababu Namwamba who was not affected by the reshuffle.

Rebecca Miano will replace Kuria at the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, leaving the Ministry of East African Community, the ASALs and Regional Development to Peninah Malonza.

Alice Wahome heads over to the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, switching positions with Zachariah Njeru who now takes over the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation.