Tough test for Ruto managing team of rivals

Soipan Tuya

Cabinet Secretary nominee for Defence Ms Soipan Tuya in Parliament, Nairobi for vetting on August 1, 2024. PHOTO | NMG

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The Kenyan parliament is expected to complete vetting nominees to President William Ruto’s reconstituted Cabinet on Sunday, setting the stage for their swearing into office next week.

The parliamentary vetting, which began Thursday, is taking place against the backdrop of public murmurs over integrity of some of the nominees, the retention of six persons who served in the Cabinet dismissed on July 11, and the inclusion of opposition leaders in what is set to be a team of rivals.