President William Ruto, on Friday, March 10, appointed former West Pokot Governor Prof John Lonyangapuo to be the chairperson of the Board of Directors for the North Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency.
In a gazette notice published on Friday, March 10, Ruto revoked the former appointment of David Chumo to pave the way for Lonyangapuo’s entry.
The former West Pokot Governor will commence his term on March 10 to serve three years until December 2023.
“I, William Samoei Ruto, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, appoint Prof John Lonyagapuo to be the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the North Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency, with effect from March 10,” the notice read in part.
Lonyangapuo's appointment came days after he announced his party's exit from Raila Odinga's Azimio La Umoja Coalition on Friday, March 2.
The former governor fell short in defending his seat in the 2022 General Election after losing to United Democratic Alliance's (UDA) Simon Kachapin.
However, his Kenya Union Party (KUP) upstaged Ruto's UDA after scooping several seats in the Central Rift Valley region.
Speaking on Friday, March 2, Lonyangapuo noted that calls for mass action by Azimio leaders informed his decision to leave. He expressed his reservations against the demonstrations arguing that it was a manifestation of misplaced priorities.
In other appointments, President Ruto appointed former Kisauni Member of Parliament Ali Mbogo, as the chairperson of the Lapsset Corridor Development Authority.
Former Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip will also serve as a member of the Lapsett Corridor Authority following his appointment to the six-member authority.
Other notable appointments gazetted in the Friday, March 10, notice include Raphael Munuve, who was appointed as a member of the Chairperson of the Board of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority.
Munuve will serve for three years, beginning on March 10.
The appointments continued President Ruto's reorganization of the government, where public servants appointed in former President Uhuru Kenyatta's tenure replaced a fresh crop of appointees.
