Former Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has landed a new role in President William Ruto's broad-based government, nine months after she lost her Cabinet position.
In a notice shared by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed on Thursday afternoon, Ruto nominated Nakhumicha to serve as Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations Habitat in Nairobi.
Nakhumicha was nominated alongside James Buyekane Muhati and Abdi Dubat Fidhow who were selected as Consul-Generals in Guangzhou, China, and Arusha in Tanzania respectively.
Similarly, Ruto nominated Peter Tum as Kenyan Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while Alfred K'Ombundo was nominated as Deputy Head of Mission in Belgium.
"Per Article 132 (2) (e) of the Constitution, His Excellency the President has nominated the following persons to serve as Ambassadors, Consuls-General, and Deputy Heads of Mission in Kenya's foreign missions abroad," read part of the notice.
According to Hussein Mohamed, the nominations have since been submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval in fulfilment of the legal requirements set out under the nation's apex law.
Nakhumicha's nomination comes barely months after she called on the Head of State to consider appointing her to a government position, claiming she was experiencing financial struggles.
Speaking in October last year, the former CS revealed she was struggling to cope with the reality of losing her job, adding that due to the uniqueness of her name, most people still referred to her as a cabinet secretary.
“Bishop pray for me, you know it is not easy to have been a minister then all of a sudden you are just Nakumicha, and you know my name is unique,” Nakhumicha lamented.
“When you say Nakhumicha, that name is distinct, and associate it with the Health CS position. Please continue praying for me, God has blessed me and I still expect more blessings,” she added.
Nakhumicha was dismissed from the cabinet in July last year in the aftermath of heated anti-government protests that rocked the whole country. She was ousted alongside other cabinet secretaries except Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi.
The Head of State while addressing the press on July 1, 2024, attributed his decision to the need to restart his administration but maintained the dismissals were made after a thorough scrutiny.
