Kenya’s Ruto announces partial cabinet amid mass protests
Al Jazeera
President William Ruto announces 11 appointments, including six members of the cabinet that was dismissed last week.
Kenyan President William Ruto has announced a partial cabinet after weeks of antigovernment protests.
In a televised address on Friday, Ruto announced 11 appointments, which include six members from the previous cabinet.
The East African nation has been rocked by a month of protests that began as peaceful rallies against tax hikes but have evolved into a wider antigovernment campaign calling for Ruto to go.
At least 50 people have died since the protests began on June 18, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.
Last week, Ruto fired almost his entire cabinet, one in a series of measures aimed at placating the demonstrators, but protests also took place this week.
