President-elect William Ruto has said he will ensure Cabinet Secretaries under his administration can be summoned to Parliament to give accounts before the house.

This is part of his efforts to run a transparent and accountable government through the amendment of the Standing Orders, which will also ensure Cabinet Secretaries do not just go to Parliamentary Committees.

Ruto said this during a closed-door meeting with all Kenya Kwanza Alliance elected leaders on Wednesday.

"We have discussed here with legislators that we will be looking at the Standing Orders. It has not been possible for Cabinet Secretaries to be interrogated by the legislature, some MPs have been answering questions in Parliament, we do not think that is the right thing to do," Ruto said.

"We are going to have a discussion so that we can adjust and amend the standing orders to make it possible for Cabinet Secretaries to get to the floor of the House and answer questions and explain Government policy so that the people’s reps can interrogate what their government is doing."

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In the current Standing Order, only departmental committees can summon a Cabinet Secretary for questioning, but not on the floor of the parliament.

Ruto said they have discussed with their Speaker the possibility of them ensuring he runs an accountable government.

"We do not think that it is enough for Cabinet Secretaries to go to committees of Parliament. We have discussed with our Speaker and there is a possibility of us ensuring that we run an accountable government," the president-elect said.