Politics
A section of Baringo residents have received President William Ruto’s second batch of cabinet secretary appointments with mixed reactions.
According to the residents who spoke to the press in Kabarnet town on Wednesday, they are still optimistic that the president will fill the remaining slots with an individual from the county. Baringo Central Supkem chairperson Yassin Hamisi urged President Ruto to consider retaining the slot which was previously being held by former cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui who hails from the county.
“Anybody from Baringo he will appoint in the remaining slots we shall appreciate very much,” he said. Hamisi sentiments were shared by former Bartabwa MCA Reuben Chepsongol who assured residents that the head of state has good plans for the county.
Chepsongol said the region has more than qualified individuals who are capable of becoming Cabinet Secretaries and even serving in other senior positions of leadership in this current government if given a chance.
The Baringo Central people living with disabilities (PLWDs) vice chairperson Richard Cherutich said they feel they have been left out in the entire CS’s list announced by the president but urged him to consider them in other upcoming appointments because they too have a right to serve this great nation of Kenya.
Cherutich challenged the nominees that if approved and given the opportunity they should serve diligently without any favour because failure to deliver means they will have failed the president at this time when there is heightened political temperatures in the country.
Nancy Kiptoon, a business lady, in Kabarnet town urged the President to continue listening and addressing the demands being raised by the generation zee so that the country can move forward without further protests. Ms Kiptoon noted that some of their grievances like increased corruption, bad governance and high rate of unemployment are genuine concerns which should be addressed for them to be assured of their futures.