You can’t afford to fail Kenyans, Ruto tells his new cabinet

President William Ruto Thursday implored members of his newly-reconstituted cabinet to do all they can to succeed in fulfilling his promise to the people of Kenya.

Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony of his new Cabinet Secretaries at Statehouse, Nairobi, the head of state said the ministers cannot afford to fail in their constitutional responsibilities to the citizens.

“We stand at the beginning of a new chapter of our country’s governance and development. The women and men who have been appointed to serve the nation in the reconstituted cabinet have today embarked on a mission that cannot and must not fail,” he said

“The people of Kenya have made their expectations known in bold terms; they have also made their intolerance for failure, inefficiency, corruption, and ineptitude equally clear,” remarked the President

He said the 19 Cabinet Secretaries must henceforth dedicate their time and effort to the implementation of the various strategies, programmes, and projects that the nation’s transformation demands.

“I encourage you to make the people of Kenya your first and only priority and to never let your own interests come in the way of your duties,” he said

He was also quick to point out that he would have no business maintaining in office a cabinet secretary whose conduct is put into question.

“It is important to make it clear that my support for you ends if it conflicts with my accountability to the people of Kenya. Let us therefore work together in doing the right thing, and we shall be assured of success,” he charged