- Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, Lee Kinyanjui, and William Kabogo are back to the government following their appointments to serve in different ministries.
- President Ruto also appointed ambassadors, high commissioners, and chairpersons to serve in various state corporations.
President Ruto has reshuffled the cabinet and appointed old faces back to the government amid the ongoing skepticism surrounding his regime’s pathetic performance and the widening disconnect between the public and the government, just two and a half years since ascedning to power.
According to the press release on changes within the cabinet & the senior ranks of the executive, the changes were long overdue—owing to the need to optimize performance and realize the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
“HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT has today made nominations, realignments, and appointments to the senior ranks of the Executive. The nominations effected are in regard to individuals to serve the nation in its foremost policy—the Cabinet—as well as in the Foreign Service.”
“THE HEAD OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT’S Executive Action re-aligns Ministries, State Department, and Kenya’s Foreign Service to optimize performance and enhance service delivery as set out in the Administration’s revitalized plan under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
Some of the notable politicians appointed to the cabinet ministries are William Kabogo, the former governor of Kiambu County; Lee Kinyanjui, the former governor of Nakuru County; and Mutahi Kagwe, the former Cabinet Secretary for Health, under Uhuru Kenyatta’s regime.
Nominated to the Cabinet Ministries
- Hon. Mutahi Kagwe: Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development
- Hon. Lee Kinyanjui: Ministry of Investment, Trade & Industry.
- Hon. William Kabogo: Ministry of Information, Communications, & the Digital Economy.
Re-assigned Cabinet Secretaries
- Hon. Salim Mvurya: Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy & National Administration
- Hon: Kipchumba Murkomen: Ministry of Interior & National Administration.
The president also nominated ambassadors, high commissioners, and chairpersons of state corporations, whose status has been submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval by Parliament.
Names of the Nominated Ambassadors and High Commissioners
- Ms. Margaret Nyambura Ndug’u: High Commissioner, Ghana.
- Hon. Ababu Namwamba: Permanent Representation of Kenya to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/United Nations Office, Nairobi.
- Amba. Dorothy Angote: High Commissioner, Zimbabwe.
- Dr. Andrew Karanja: Ambassador, Brazil.
Appointed Chairpersons of State Corporations
- Hon. Ndiritu Muriithi: Chairperson, Board of Directors, Kenya Revenue Authority.
- Mr. Anthony Mwaura: Chairperson, Board of Directors, Kenya Rural Roads Authority.
- Hon. Kembi Gitura: Chairperson, Board of Directors, Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital.
This marks the third time President Ruto is making changes in the cabinet, with a complete overhaul just five months ago, following the Gen Z-led nationwide protest. The reforms also came in days after Ruto met with the former president, Uhuru Kenyatta, at his Ichaweri home.
