The President of Kenya used his executive authority to create total chaos in the Ministry of Education after publicly executing his two highest Cabinet Secretaries by proving their academic qualification statements as false.
The President of Kenya delivered an immediate and severe correction to Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba and Agriculture CS Kipchumba Murkomen during his urgent speech at the Kenya International Convention Centre, which rendered their prior Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) rules as invalid.
The conflict centers on a controversial proposal that would have allowed Kenyans with extensive practical experience to bypass traditional degree pathways and qualify for PhDs.
The president rejected Ogamba and Murumen’s proposal because both had already established fast-track technical programs for expert development. Ruto’s public chastisement of his Cabinet members demonstrates a serious division inside his governance team, which has created disagreement between different government departments.
The “twisted” reality of this development is the unprecedented nature of the President’s public cleanup. Ruto used his public speech to ministers as an opportunity to show that his government lacks both policy direction and executive office coordination.
The president explained that Kenya values practical skills, but its doctoral qualifications retain their integrity as academic standards, which must be maintained without exceptions. The Cabinet Secretaries’ previous statements created a legal and professional dead end, which affects thousands of artisans and technical workers who had started their advanced academic recognition process.
This disagreement between the two parties exceeds their dispute about different levels of disagreement. The ministry’s entire story collapses based on this conflict. The President’s decision to dismiss his ministers creates a situation that shows to the public that they possess inaccurate information.
The internal process that examines policies before public release needs immediate clarification. The academic conflict has now ended, yet Ogamba and Murkomen need to maintain their reputations. The State House message establishes that only the President controls academic standards for the country, while his ministers have failed to meet his expectations.
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