Kenyan President William Ruto has announced a partial cabinet, appointing 11 ministers, including six from the previous cabinet, in a televised address on Friday.
The move comes amid mass protests that have rocked the country for a month, calling for Ruto’s resignation.
The protests, which began as a response to tax hikes, have evolved into a broader anti-government movement, resulting in at least 50 deaths.
Despite the appointments, activists and the opposition Azimio coalition have rejected the move, labeling it a “cosmetic” change.
The nominated ministers, including Kenya’s first female attorney general, must be approved by parliament.
The protests have shown no signs of abating, with demonstrators demanding a new government, not a unity government with Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza regime.
