Ruto dismisses Uhuru’s appointee, appoints Ex-KDF Chief Samson Mwathethe
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Ruto appoints former Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe
Ruto appoints former Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe as Chairperson of the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI).
In a Gazette notice dated Friday, February 3, President William Ruto confirmed the appointment of Mwathethe as the substantive chair.
Additionally, the President revoked John Waithaka’s appointment, which had previously been made by former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
In 2020, Samson Mwathethe, who had led the Kenya Defence Forces for five years, officially retired from his CDF position.
After a career in the military lasting more than three decades, he was appointed to the job in 2015, succeeding former Chief Julius Karangi.
After his retirement, Mwathethe was appointed as the Chairperson of Kenya’s power-generating corporation, KenGen, a position he served until his recent appointment that will run for three years.
In addition, the President announced a host of appointments to various parastatals and other government bodies including the appointment of Dr Jane Lagat as the Chairperson of the Women Enterprise Fund Advisory Board, for a period of three years.
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Ruto also announced the revocation of a host of former appointments made during the regime of former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Among the corporations affected include the Women Enterprise Fund Advisory Board, State Corporations Advisory Committee, and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
The announcement came amid a series of revocations announced by President Ruto’s administration as he looks to reorganize the government’s operations to align with the Kenya Kwanza agenda.
On Thursday, February 2, the government announced the revocation of five key appointees from the previous regime through a gazette notice.
Among the officials affected include former Kilifi politician Omar Boga who saw his appointment as the head of the Coast Water Works Development Agency Board reversed.
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