Ruto attempts to streamline government operations

President William Ruto has made several fresh appointments to several state agencies in a bid to streamline and enhance government operations ahead of the 2027 general elections, reports the Kenyans. In a gazette notice dated 30 October, Ruto appointed former Cabinet Minister Njeru Peter Ndwiga as the non-executive chairperson of the Coffee Board of Kenya for a period of three years. Ndwiga served in the late President Mwai Kibaki's administration as the Cabinet Minister for Co-operative Development & Marketing between 2002 and 2007. At the same time, Ruto also appointed former Bura MP Ali Wario to serve as the non-executive chairperson of the Kenya National Council for Population and Development, also for a period of three years. Other Cabinet Secretaries also made new appointments and reappointments to different state agencies in the Friday notice.