Kenyan President Nominates Opposition Ministers
Kenya’s president has added four ministers from the main opposition party to his new Cabinet. He did this to build a broad-based government that could deal with the problems with government that came up during the deadly protests.
President William Ruto put in his new Cabinet the minority leader in parliament and the party head of opposition leader Raila Odinga, even though the opposition coalition was split and other parties pulled out of talks with the government.
The president chose Hassan Joho and Wycliffe Oparanya, both deputy leaders of the ODM party, to be the Cabinet secretaries for the Mining and Co-operatives Ministries.
The nominees will join 11 people whose papers are already in the National Assembly being checked out.
Law says that the President can name at least 15 CSs and no more than 22.
Last week, the President named ten cabinet secretaries. Since Prime CS and CS for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi was already in office, ten more positions were left open.
The second group has;
Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports: Kipchumba Murkomen; Wycliffe Oparanya; National Treasury: John Mbadi; Cooperatives and MSME Development: Wycliffe Oparanya
The candidates are Stella Langa’t for Gender, Culture, Arts, and Heritage, Rebecca Miano for Tourism and Wildlife, Opiyo Wandayi for Energy and Petroleum, Justin Muturi for Public Service, and Salim Mvurya for Investments, Trade, and Industry.
Alfred Mutua on Work and Social ProtectionThe Blue Economy and Mining – Hassan Joho
This past Friday, the President announced the first group of nominees, including the attorney general candidate.
The Kithure Kindiki Ministry of the Interior and National Administration
Debra Mulongo Barasa works for the Ministry of Health.
ADEN Duale oversees the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry.
Davis Chirchir works for the Ministry of Roads and Transport1.
Ministry of Defense – Tuya Soipan
The Eric Mugaa Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation
Government of Education—Julius Migosi
Alice Wahome is the minister of land, public works, housing, and urban development.
Dr. Andrew Karanja for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
Margaret Ndungu is the director of the Ministry of Information, Communication, and the Digital Economy.
Rebecca Miano was named AG but has now been moved to Tourism.
Raila chose men for his Cabinet.
Cooperatives: Wycliffe Oparanya; Mining: Hassan Joho; National Treasury: John Mbadi; Energy: Opiyo Wandayi; Open dockets:
The East African Community case and the Attorney General’s docket remain empty.
A list of the past CSs that Ruto reappointed
The Kipchumba Murkomen Ministry of Youths and Sports
State Department of Tourism – Rebecca Miano
Just Muturi works for the Ministry of Public Service.
In charge of trade is Salim Mvurya.
Government of Kenya – Alfred Mutua
List of older CSs who were left out
Moses Kuria, CS for Public Service, and Peninah Malonza, in charge of the East African Community file, were not at the white house.
Others not named in the second batch are Aisha Jumwa, who was in charge of the Gender and Culture docket, and Njuguna Ndung’u, leaving her job as CS of the National Treasury.
Not included were Zacharia Njeru, who was CS for Water and Irrigation, Mithika Linturi, who was CS for Agriculture and Livestock, Ezekiel Machogu, who was CS for Education, Ababu Namwamba, who was CS for Sports, and Simon Chelugui, who was CS for Micro and Small Enterprises.
Florance Bore, who was CS for Labor and Social Protection until she was fired, was left out. Eliud Owalo (ICT) and Susan Nakhumicha (Health) were also left out.
Meanwhile, President Ruto has made some postings, promotions, and appointments within the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for the following generals and senior officers, as follows:
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