Gen Zs in Eldoret have asked President William Ruto to go for technocrats while picking his new Cabinet.
They also want him to also pick young people for some of the key slots in the Cabinet.
The young people, led by Kelvin Kipleting, who is the youth president in Uasin Gishu, and Humphrey Omondi, accused the recently dismissed CSs of being a letdown to the President.
“We fully support the President and ask him to have professionals and not politicians in his Cabinet. For example, let him go for a medic for his nominee who will run the Ministry of Health,” Omondi said.
He said those holding public offices must also be people of integrity and who will respect all Kenyans.
Kipleting said following the recent Gen Z protests, leaders must understand they hold the positions in government on behalf of Kenyans and not for selfish gain.
Some of the youth last Friday cut a cake to celebrate the dissolution of the Cabinet and “welcome home” former Roads CS Kipchumba Murkomen. The youth hosted the cake cutting ceremony on the streets of Eldoret town.
“Murkomen has been disparaging the youth and behaving in a don’t care manner. We welcome him back to the ground,” Kipleting said.
Omondi added, “We now ask the President to appoint professionals and people who will be ready to serve Kenyans.”
Kipleting said the youth should be given a chance to participate in all affairs as they prepare to take over leadership in future.
Omondi said the President must also lead the process of ensuring the country puts in place robust and effective measures to tackle graft.
“All the resource we have as a country must be directed at purposes that benefit the country. Those who engage in corruption must be made to pay for their sins in a manner that no one will entertain theft of public resources,” he said.
The youth demanded the scrapping of "unnecessary positions" in government.
