#BBCNews: #Kenya president unveils 'broad-based' cabinet amid crisis.

Kenya's embattled president has announced a plan to form a new "broad-based government" following weeks of deadly anti-government protests sparked by an unpopular tax bill.

However, six of the 11 ministers President #WilliamsRuto proposed in Friday's address were from the cabinet he sacked just last week.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51y40e83wko

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