ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo has dismissed claims that President William Ruto influences key decisions, such as appointments and dismissals of officials in departments under his docket.
Kabogo was specifically responding to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who had alleged that President Ruto instructed Kabogo to dismiss former ICT Authority CEO Stanley Kamanguya and the board, a claim Kabogo said was false.
Kabogo, who noted that he has had minimal interactions with President Ruto since his appointment, stressed that he carries out his duties in accordance with the law and only engages with the President during Cabinet meetings. "Today, in a media briefing, I addressed a video in which former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claims that President William Ruto instructed me to dismiss the former ICT Authority CEO, Stanley Kamanguya, and the board," Kabogo said in a statement on Tuesday, July 22.
President William Ruto during a Cabinet meeting at State House Nairobi on March 11, 2025.
