President Ruto on a mission to reverse key policies under the Uhuru administration
Ruto has already reversed about 20 key policies under Uhuru administration as he stamps authority at the presidency
Ruto has already reversed about 20 key policies under Uhuru administration as he stamps authority at the presidency.
President William Ruto overturned yet another significant decision made by his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, by transferring the management of the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) from the Ministry of Defense to the Ministry of Agriculture.
President Ruto ended the debate over civilian institutions being managed by trained troops by reverting the KMC back to the Agriculture Ministry in an Executive Order issued on Monday.
Although the company has been returned to his ministry, Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi said in a statement to the Saturday Nation that he will still cooperate with the military to maximize efficiency.
“The military is part of the Kenyan government and we must respect the good work they have done. KDF management has done so well and we have no fight with them, and my ministry is going to work together with our brothers and sisters in the military,” said CS Linturi.
Ruto also reversed yet another significant policy choice made by his predecessor by allowing the police to wear uniforms that were phased out by the previous administration of President Uhuru Kenyatta four years ago.
The widespread unpopular, all-royal blue uniforms were in short supply and of poor quality, which is why the previous outfits were brought back
In all, Dr. Ruto has already reversed about 20 key policies, directives, and projects by his predecessor.
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Recently, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua announced that Kenyatta University would receive the land previously allocated to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centers for Disease Control.
The government has also reinstated Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor Paul Wainaina and the university’s council.
After refusing to turn over 410 acres of the university’s land to the government for renovation and allotment to squatters, Prof. Wainaina had been fired in August 2022.
The President started stamping his authority once he was sworn in, with his first act in office being the appointment of the six judges rejected by President Kenyatta over alleged integrity issues.
He also committed to increasing funding to the Judiciary, which had been starved of funds by the previous regime, to the tune of Sh3 billion annually for five years.
Next in line was reverting port operations and cargo clearance to the port of Mombasa.
The President has also reverted Kenya Railways and the Kenya Ports Authority to the Transport Ministry and Kenya Pipeline Company to the Energy ministry.
The Kazi Mtaani programme was abolished by the President last month.
He said the youth will instead be engaged in the affordable housing project.
United Democratic Alliance chairperson Johnson Muthama defended President Ruto’s move, arguing that this is normal globally whenever there is a change of guard.
“In America, they say change of regime and when it takes place, there is an examination of things which had been done, strategic plans laid out by the previous regime and try to make corrections based on what should be done,” Mr. Muthama told the Nation.
Jubilee Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni and his deputy Joshua Kutuny said Dr. Ruto’s move is hardly surprising.
“If he (President Ruto) respected the former President as he claims, he would not reverse policies or projects of the former administration,” said Mr. Kioni.
Mr. Kutuny added: “He has promises he made and he was contradicting those of Uhuru and he rode on that to clinch power, therefore we expect that he will annul most of Uhuru agenda and programmes to please his supporters. It’s wait-and-see if it will help him achieve what he promised people.”
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