Omtatah to form shadow cabinet to check Ruto’s government

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah in a video message on Saturday, said he will be forced to form a shadow cabinet to put Ruto’s government in check.

“If that cabinet is established, some of us will be constrained to set up a shadow cabinet because we shall no longer be having a presidential system where you have majority and minority sides checking the Executive,” he said.

“We shall have a de facto Parliamentary system where power emanates from the House and therefore some of us must and will be constrained to set up a shadow cabinet that can effectively check the excesses of the government.” he Said

The senator said the government has failed to listen to concerns raised by Gen Z protesters.

He said President William Ruto failed to implement what the Gen Z demanded during their demonstrations.

Ruto conceded to a number of demands made by the youthfull protesters including withdrawing the Finance Bill, 2024 and reconstituting his cabinet.

The inclusion of former CSs and a number of opposition leaders in the new team however caused uproar from the Gen Z and a section of leaders.

Omtatah opposed the move to nominate four ODM leaders in the broad-based cabinet saying it is unconstitutional.