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Why reshuffles breed mediocrity in government

President William Ruto assents to the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 2025) at State House, Nairobi. [PCS]

President William Ruto has so far had a fairly volatile government with lots of reshuffles. The changes were informed by a realisation that his government was failing almost at every turn in serving Kenyans.

Just this week he has had to reshuffle Principal Secretaries for performance and political reasons. Will the latest reshuffling work?

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