Ruto dismisses last remaining Uhuru appointees
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President Ruto fires the last remaining Uhuru appointees in the latest appointments to the government
President Ruto fires the last remaining Uhuru appointees in the latest appointments to the government.
President William Ruto has yet again made new appointments to his Kenya Kwanza government and revoked the appointments of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s men.
In a gazette notice on Friday, July 28, President Ruto appointed Engineer Simon N. Nganga, Hassan Ahamednur Baricha, Jared Mekenye Ongwae, and Lydia Boke Marwa as members of the Board of Directors of the Water Resources Authority.
The four will serve in the authority for a period of three years effective Friday, July 28, 2023.
Similarly, the President revoked the appointments of Bernard K. Njoroge, Stephen Oluoch, George Wambugu, and John Thuku who were appointees of former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Ruto also appointed Lucy Waruingi as the chairperson of the Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund governing board. Waruingi will serve for three years, effective Wednesday, July 26.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 23 (2) (a) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint Lucy Waruingi to be the Chairperson of the Governing Board of the Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund,” the Gazette Notice read in parts.
President Ruto cited Section 7 (3) of the State Corporations Act, which allowed him to make the changes, including firing those appointed by the previous regime or not renewing the contracts that had elapsed.
Ruto’s confidants followed the same suit, actively reshaping the government’s landscape by hiring new faces.
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In a separate notice, Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen reconstituted the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority board that oversees the establishment of an efficient, effective, and sustainable public transport system within the city.
In a Gazette Notice dated Friday, July 28, Murkomen appointed Anna Robai, Dominic Kipkoech, and Annastacia Mumbua as Board Directors of Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority.
The three were appointed for three years, during which they will be responsible for reviewing and implementing policies that will modernize transportation in Nairobi and its environs.
Water CS Alice Wahome also transferred Patrick Musili from Athi Water Works Development Agency, where he served as the chairperson of the Board of Directors, to the Kenya Water Institute as the chairperson of the Governing Council.
Musili will serve for a term of three years, effective August 7, 2023.
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