Courts press pause on President Ruto's administration | Article
Civic activists mount legal challenge to President's appointments on grounds of gender and regional balance, After his cabinet secretary nominations sailed through parliament despite integrity and competence questions over many of them, President William Ruto faces a roadblock to his plans to reward loyalists in his Kenya Kwanza alliance with the next layer of government jobs. This will test Ruto's stated support for an independent judiciary, which had faced heavy pressure under his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta.