Ruto appoints former KDF boss Robert Kibochi and former MPs Gumbo, Mishra to State jobs
President William Ruto has appointed former Chief of Defence Forces General (Rtd) Robert Kibochi as the new Chairperson of the Board of Directors for Mwai Kibaki Referral Hospital.
The appointment was announced in a Gazette Notice dated November 22, 2024.
Kibochi is a retired Kenya Army general who has served in the Kenya Defence Forces for over four decades; within which he has held leadership positions at every level of command and staff rising to become the 10th Chief of Defence Forces. He held the position from May 2020 to May 2023.
Kibochi took over from Gen. Samson Mwathethe, a naval officer, who was named the CDF on April 17, 2015, replacing Gen. Julius Karangi from Kenya Air Force.
In addition, former Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Kenya Sugar Board, while former Kesses MP Swarup Mishra will serve as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Kenya Biovax Institute Limited.
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According to the Gazette Notice, the three appointees will hold their respective positions for a term of three years, with their appointments taking effect immediately.
Ruto further appointed five members of the Economic Partnership Agreement Council representing Kenya.
They are Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi and Cabinet Secretaries John Mbadi (National Treasury), Andrew Karanja (Agriculture and Livestock Development), Aden Duale (Environment, Climate Change and Forestry) and Salim Mvurya (Investment, Trade and Industry).
Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are trade and development agreements negotiated between the EU and African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries.
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