Former Treasury boss lifts lid on Ruto's one-man show leadership
Former Kenyan Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u has criticized President William Ruto's leadership style, labeling it a 'one-man show' that undermines independent institutions. These comments follow his departure from the Cabinet amid national anti-tax protests.
Why it matters
The critique highlights ongoing tensions regarding governance, institutional independence, and executive power in Kenya's political landscape.
The former Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury has described President William Ruto's leadership style as a one-man show in which the Head of State overshadows independent institutions.
Speaking as a guest speaker in a conference on aid in Sweden, Professor Njuguna Ndung'u accused President Ruto of frequent interference in the affairs of independent institutions, which, he said, has hampered their ability to discharge their mandates.
He said that although institutions have the capacity to do the right thing, their ability to do so is constrained by what he described as “the institutional failure problem”, where “somebody wants to overrun the institutions.”
“Right now, the current president (Dr Ruto) overruns all the institutions,” said Prof Ndung'u, before asking the media to go ahead and quote him.
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