President William Ruto has pledged a new beginning for the nation with the formation of his upcoming cabinet. Following public demands, Ruto dissolved the current cabinet, leaving the country without one.
Speaking at a church service in Ndogino, Nyandarua County on Sunday, July 14, 2024, the President assured the nation of a government that aims to bring about significant change.
“Naona mmechangamka sana na pia mimi niko stedy kabisa na Kenya tutaisimamia vizuri mpaka Kenya hii ibadilike.
“Mniombee ndio nipange kabisa nipate wafanyi kazi watakaonisaidia kutimiza ahadi ambazo tuliwekeana mimi na nyinyi. Tunataka ku transform taifa letu la Kenya. Hatuwezi kuwa na nchi ambayo inaendelea kukopa madeni kiholela. Madeni karibu inazamisha nchi yetu.
The president likened the ongoing turmoil his government is facing to child labour and said a time of joy will follow next.
“Nyinyi wamama mnajua saa ya kuzaa mtoto si rahisi iko maneno hapo. Sasa ndio hii Kenya tunajaribu kusimamisha, ndio hii msukosuko mnaona kidogo. Lakini saa ile mtoto amepatikana si mambo inakuwa sawasawa, na furaha inakuwa tele? Kwa hivyo msikuwe na wasiwasi.
“Huyu mtoto wa transformation ya Kenya, tutaizalisha, na Kenya itakuja kufurahi. Si mimi nimefungua ukurasa mpya, sasa mimi nitapanga kabisa hii serikali iko hapa mbele,” he continued.
This promise comes a day after he said he would form a cabinet with a national outlook in order to unite the country.
“Na kwa hivyo mimi nimesema nitaongea na viongzi wote tuungane na tuhakikishe tunatengeneza serikali ambayo itabeba wakenya wote. Na itafanya kazi sio ya ubinafsi, sio ya chama fulani, sio ya kikundi fulani, na sio ya sehemu fulani,” he said while addressing members of the public in Kaptagat in Elgeiyo-Marakwet County on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
Meanwhile, Ruto pledged to revive and finish projects that had been halted. He attributed the lack of funds to complete these projects to the failure of the Finance Bill 2024 to pass.
“Najua hapa tumekuwa na matatizo ya barabara na imeleta shida, sio? Hio maneno ya barabara nilikuwa nimeipangia vizuri lakini kuna watu walinitega hapo wakaniangusha kidogo. Lakini sawa tu, nitarudia hio mtihani tena.
“Zile zingine zilikwama nilikuwa nimepangia katika ile Finance Bill ambaye ilichimba chini, lakini nitafanya hio mtihani tena, nione vile itapita,” he concluded amid jubilation from the congregants at the church.
