President William Ruto nominated 11 new members of his Cabinet after days of extensive consultation with his allies in the government and the opposition.
While addressing the Nation on Friday, July 19, the President proposed to retain some of his previous Cabinet members including Kithure Kindiki who served as the Interior CS in the last Cabinet.
Kindiki was proposed to retain his position in the Interior docket.
Former CSs who were recommended to retain their positions include Alice Wahome (Lands), Aden Duale (Defence) and Soipan Tuya (Environment).
Meanwhile, former Energy CS Davis Chirchir was nominated to the Roads and Transport docket.
Former Trade CS Rebecca Miano was nominated as the new Attorney General, replacing Justin Muturi.
New entrants to the Cabinet include Debra Mlongo Barasa (Health), Julius Migos Ogamba (Education), Andrew Mwihia Karanja (Agriculture), Eric Muriithi Mugaa (Water) and Margaret Nyambura Ndung'u (ICT).
"Further consultations are ongoing after which I will announce more names in due course," Ruto announced.
Ruto also indicated that he would be announcing a new direction for his new Cabinet expressing that his administration would be focusing on job creation, accountability, and debt management among others.
"We are enhancing, broadening and deepening the national economic turnaround Plan set out in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda to incorporate a wider range of ideas, programmes and interventions that will facilitate job creation, robust debt management, enhanced transparency and accountability in the use of public resources and enhanced domestic resource mobilisation, and optimise public expenditure," he announced.
What Next: Following the nomination of a section of his Cabinet, Parliament is expected to begin plans to vet the nominees and approve their nomination.
The new 11 Cabinet nominees include:
- Ministry of the Interior and National Administration - Prof Kithure Kindiki
- Ministry of Health - Dr Debra Mlongo Barasa
- Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development - Alice Wahome
- Ministry of Education - Julius Migos Ogamba
- Ministry of Defence - Aden Barre Duale
- Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development - Dr Andrew Mwihia Karanja
- Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry - Roselinda Soipan Tuiya
- Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation - Eric Muriithi Mugaa
- Ministry of Roads and Transport - Davis Chirchir
- Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy - Margaret Nyambura Ndung'u
- Attorney-General - Rebecca Miano
