Government responds to reports of Charlene Ruto being appointed parastatal head
Ministry of Mining dismisses reports of Charlene Ruto being appointed parastatal chairperson
Ministry of Mining dismisses reports of Charlene Ruto being appointed parastatal chairperson.
The Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs has set the record straight on the alleged appointment of Charlene Ruto as the chairperson of the National Mining Corporation for a period of three years.
In a statement released to social media, the ministry debunked the claims and branded the notice that had been trending on social media for the better part of the day as ‘fake.’
To further quash the claims, they shared the authentic notice which names Joseph Kipchumba Lagat as the actual appointee.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 (1) (a) of the Mining Act, 2016, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint- JOSEPH KIPCHUMBA LAGAT to be the Chairperson of the National Mining Corporation, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 4th October 2024.” The original notice reads.
The gazette notice dated October 3 is a nearly identical copy of the one that had been purporting the appointment of the first daughter save for the actual name which was put down as Charlene Chelagat Ruto.
A quick scan of the document confirms that all the details including the Gazette Notice number 12631 are identical owing to the fact that it had been doctored to change only the name.
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For the best part of Friday morning, the fake notice had been making rounds on social media flaring tempers among Kenyans who believed it to be factual.
Some went on to vilify the President for making the appointment of his own daughter which goes against national values.
“Guys, when we were busy with Rigathi Gachagua impeachment, William Ruto appointed Charlene Ruto as the chairperson of the national mining corporation. Yes Riggy G is very tribal.” One such post read.
However, some were still skeptical with a most recent Kenyan posting, “Is the appointment of Charlene Ruto true, or is just fake information flying around?”
However, even after the latest confirmation that the reports are unfounded, a section of Kenyans still don’t know what to make of the latest information doing rounds on social media.
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