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Ruto prioritises coalition-building as his re-election ticket

Six months after the Gen Z protests forced him to sack his cabinet and drop a finance bill, the President wants to befriend old rivals

After a year of turmoil when he appeared to be in office but not in power, President William Ruto wants to focus on building a new coalition to secure a second term in the August 2027 elections. Ruto sacked his cabinet in July in response to demands from the Generation Z protestors. Since then there has been a lull as leaders reposition themselves. Ruto’s concessions were carefully stage-managed. He re-appointed all but six ministers and co-opted five Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ministers; one of whom, John Mbadi, was made finance minister and pushed through a less punitive version of the budget that had sparked mass protests. The impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, orchestrated by Ruto’s supporters, sparked a new challenge to the President from the Mount Kenya region.

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