The government has dismissed reports of looming mass job loss in the country hours after the Cabinet approved the merger of 42 state corporations.
President Ruto's Cabinet on Tuesday, January 21, approved the merger of 42 state agencies that were considered to have duplicating and overlapping functions into only 20.
In the first Cabinet meeting of the year held at Kakamega State Lodge, the cabinet secretaries also approved the dissolution of 9 other state agencies as a cost-cutting measure.
The announcement sparked alarm and jitters among Kenyans with reports suggesting that thousands of civil servants were on the verge of losing their jobs as a result of the mergers.
