Azimio coalition party leader Raila Odinga has defended the suitability of four of his party members who were nominated to the Ruto cabinet following the completion of their interviews before the appointment committee.
Odinga has said that the four are more qualified for their nominated positions and are better placed to realize the bottom up economic transformation agenda than the dismissed cabinet ministers.
“We have given him experts, you will now see things changing,” Raila told a gathering at Toi Market in Nairobi Monday evening.
Odinga statement coming as the appointment committee is said to have retreated for report writing after a rigorous vetting process that saw John Mbadi, Opiyo wandayi, Haassan Joho and Wycliff Oparanta defend their suitability to their assigned dockets.
Joho was named CS nominee for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs; Mbadi was given National Treasury; Oparanya Cooperatives and MSME Development CS nominee while Wandayi was proposed for appointment as the Energy and Petroleum CS.
Raila said the Gen Z also spoke about the same issues during their recent countrywide protests.
“It is the same things they have been talking about and we insist that these issues must be addressed,” the ODM leader asserted.
Ruto has reaffirmed his commitment to form a government of national unity that will bring all Kenyans together to address issues facing the country.
He admitted that the youth-led protests, which rocked the country the past one month, were a wake-up call that the days of outdated politics are over.