President William Ruto on Thursday made a surprise cabinet reshuffle where several cabinet secretaries have been re-assigned to other portfolios and new ones appointed to government.
In a statement to media houses, Head of Civil Service Felix Koskei said the changes are driven by the need to harness opportunities within the emerging sectors of the economy and accelerate the implementation of the BETA agenda.
“These changes are driven by the need to harness the opportunities with emerging sectors of the economy as well as to address challenges affecting Kenya’s social fabric.”
“Collectively, the changes seek to further accelerate the implementation of the Administration’s seminal socio-economic blueprint, the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA),” the statement reads in part.
In changes announced by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, former Health CS Susan Nakhumicha has been nominated as Permanent Representative to the UN-Habitat.
PS Julius Bitok has been moved to the Department of Education as Belio Kipsang takes over the Immigration docket.
Former KMPDU official Dr. Ouma Oluga has been nominated as the Medical Services PS while Harry Kimtai has been designated to the Mining Ministry.
Prof. Edward Kisiangani has been dropped as the Information Communication and Technology Principal Secretary and is now a senior advisor at the President’s Economic Council.
The 14 nominees for the Permanent Secretary positions also include former Nyeri deputy governor Caroline Wanjiru Karugu, who has been selected to lead the State Department for East African Community (EAC) Affairs under the Ministry of East African Community Affairs, ASALS and Regional Development.
Others are Regina Akoth Ombam (State Department for Trade under the Ministry of Investments, Trade, and Industry), Cyrell Wagunda Odede (State Department for Public Investments and Asset Management), Ahmed Abdisalan Ibrahim (State Department for National Government Coordination) and Judith Naiyai Pareno (State Department for Justice, Human Rights, and Constitutional Affairs).
