On Tuesday, William Ruto, the new president of Kenya, announced his administration. A past governor of the Central Bank of Kenya is a member of the 22-ministerial government’s finance ministry.
“I am proud to announce the men and women who will serve in the government,” the Kenyan president William Ruto said Tuesday.
Despite William Ruto’s campaign promise to promote equality in his administration, just seven women have been chosen as ministers, out of a total of 22.
Njuguna Ndung’u, a former governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, was selected as minister of finance by Mr. Ruto, 55, who ran for office as the “hustlers” candidate and said he wanted to resuscitate the economy.
Upcoming struggles
Despite having the strongest economic growth in East Africa, Kenya is nevertheless confronting many difficulties, starting with skyrocketing gasoline and commodity prices.
In August, the inflation rate reached 8.5%, a five-year high, along with a decline in the value of the Kenyan shilling, the country’s currency. The nation’s debt has risen six-fold since 2013.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has selected Abraham Kithure Kindiki, who defended Mr. Ruto in the nation’s Supreme Court following appeals brought by rival Raila Odinga. The Ministry of Defense has hired Aden Barre Duale.
Musalia Mudavadi, a former vice president, was appointed premier cabinet secretary.
The sole cabinet member who served under previous President Uhuru Kenyatta and transferred from the Ministry of Labor to the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises is Simon Chelugi.
On September 5, about a month after the August 9 election, the Supreme Court upheld Mr. Ruto’s victory over Raila Odinga, a legendary figure in Kenyan politics who had complained of fraud, by a margin of roughly 233,000 votes (out of 14 million total votes).
