Kenyatta orders Ministers To Vacate Office with immediate effect….

President Kenyatta ordered the Ministers to leave office to pave way for the announcement of a new Cabinet anytime from today to Monday

The directive by the President was in a statement from State House saying "the Grand coalition Government stands dissolved as its tenure came to an end once Kibaki handed over power"

“The tenure of the Cabinet serving either as part of the Grand Coalition Government or as part of the caretaker Government under President Kibaki, which has been in place since the holding of the first elections under the Constitution of Kenya 2010, on 4th March 2013, came to an end on midnight of 9th April 2013,” he said.

President Kenyatta said that the occupants of the offices are expected to have vacated them as at the expiry date.

“Consequently, the occupants of these Cabinet positions are deemed to have vacated them for all purposes whatsoever”.

The Cabinet positions were left vacant but the respective Ministries will continue operating until a new government is installed.

President Kenyatta said that the Permanent Secretaries will carry on with the duties of the Ministries until a new Cabinet – which will be less than half of the Grand Coalition Cabinet – is installed.

However, questions on when the new Cabinet Secretaries – initially referred to as Cabinet Ministers – will be named remain unanswered as sources

privy to the Jubilee government operations indicated that this will happen between now and Monday next week.

The sources further indicated that President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto will name a Cabinet of 19 Cabinet Secretaries and a couple of Principal Secretaries.

The nominees for the positions of the Cabinet Secretaries will however be vetted by Parliament and later forwarded to the President for appointment.

President Kenyatta noted that the declaration of the Cabinet posts as vacant will not create any vacuum as their roles will be delegated until the new Cabinet is in place.