President William Ruto chairs the second Cabinet meeting of the year at State House, Nairobi, October 9, 2026. /PCSPresident William Ruto on Friday chaired the second Cabinet meeting of 2026 at State House, Nairobi, amid heightened health precautions following Kenya’s confirmation of its first Ebola case.
Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruko arrives at State House for the Cabinet meeting /PCS
Defence CS Soipan Tuya arrives at State House for Cabinet meeting /PCS
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe arrives at State House for Cabinet meeting /PCSThe President opened the meeting with a prayer, committing the government’s plans and the people of Kenya to God’s guidance.
He also prayed for wisdom and understanding as Cabinet members deliberated on the day’s agenda.
President Ruto opened the Cabinet meeting with a prayer /PCSCabinet members observed enhanced health protocols, including sanitising their hands at the entrance, in response to the Ebola outbreak concern.
Kenya’s first confirmed case involved a Kenyan who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo on October 3.
The patient died two days later while receiving treatment, after tests confirmed infection with the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus.
State House staff sanitises Defence CS Soipan Tuya's hands /PCS
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe sanitises his hands at State House /PCS
ICT CS William Kabogo sanitises his hands at State House /PCS
Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku sanitises his hands at State House /PCS
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen sanitises his hands at State House /PCS
Lands and Housing CS Alice Wahome sanitises her hands at State House /PCS
Cabinet meeting in session at State House /PCS
