Learn from Kenya’s protests to avoid similar unrest – Domelevo advises Akufo-Addo

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Former Auditor General Daniel Domelevo has advised President Akufo-Addo to take decisive actions to boost public confidence in the political establishment, cautioning that failure to do so could lead to public unrest similar to the recent violent protests in Kenya.

A finance bill introduced by the Kenyan government in June triggered violent protests across the country, resulting in at least thirty-nine deaths.

Speaking at the 2024 Domelevo Accountability Lecture in Accra, he stressed that Ghana’s government must learn from Kenya’s experience to prevent a similar situation.

“If only President William Ruto would have been minded last year or even early this year to do the things that he’s doing today, I think he would have been a hero. But now, even if he cuts his throat for them, people will not appreciate it. It is too late.

“The question we want to ask is the other African leaders including our own President [Akufo-Addo], has he taken a note from it? It would have been so heartwarming for us to hear from the President.

“Given the heat in the country and what I have heard from somewhere, I will reduce my cabinet or ministers to 40. If the President starts to do some of these things, I think it will help to calm nerves. It’s never too late, those who have the ears of the President, it’s never too late to repent and do the right thing,” Daniel Domelevo opined.

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