- The president is on his third day tour of the Coast region.
- This is the president's first Town Hall since being elected.
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President William Ruto has lined up an engaging session with Mombasa residents on Sunday evening to field questions and explain his agenda.
The head of state will hold what the State House called a town hall meeting with a section of members of the public from Mombasa.
A town hall is a public meeting where residents freely ask questions to authorities without any state protocols while also allowing officials to explain their agenda.
It is considered less formal and more engaging with the aim of winning public confidence and support on issues and policies.
Unlike, live interviews which are more structured and stick to certain rules of engagement, town halls have fewer limitations and restrictions.
The sessions which will be aired live, will allow the president to respond face to face to concerns of Kenyans.
He will also take advantage of the meeting to explain the current situation in government especially his push for the Government of National Unity.
The President is expected to highlight some of the plans he has to quell the revolt by Gen Z and how he hopes to address their demands.
Being the first open forum since he named some of the opposition luminaries into the Cabinet, Ruto will tell Kenyans why that was important.
His naming of former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho as Mining and Blue Economy CS appears to have ignited a celebratory mood across the Coast region.
Besides outlining his development agenda for the Coast region, the President will use the opportunity to dispel fears that his administration is shaky following protests.
During his development tour of the Coast region since Friday, the president has insisted on the need for a broad-based government; explaining why he roped in Azimio leaders.
Speaking in Kwale on Saturday, Ruto implored opposition leaders to embrace his idea of a broad-based government saying: “There will be no losers, we will all win".
During his second-day tour of the Coast region, Ruto urged his critics and all Kenyans to embrace his idea of a government of national unity.
Ruto is in the region for a four-day tour which will take him to five of the six counties.
On Saturday, he toured Kwale, a day after he visited Mombasa and Kilifi counties.
On Sunday he will tour Taita Taveta County.