Ruto revokes appointment of two government officials
President William Ruto has revoked the appointments of two state officials in the Kenya Kwanza government
President William Ruto has revoked the appointments of two state officials in the Kenya Kwanza government.
President William Ruto has revoked the appointments of two influential individuals to state agencies in his latest move to reorganise parastatal leadership.
The president however did not pick their replacements.
In a Gazette Notice, the president rescinded the appointment of Joe Owaka Ager as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6(1)(a) of the State Corporations Act, as read together with Section 51(1) of the Interpretations and General Provisions Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, revoke the appointment of Joe Owaka Ager as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya, with effect from January 31, 2025,” the notice read in part.
Owaka, a close ally of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, previously served as Chair of the Placement Board for the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) between 2018 and 2021 under former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration.
He also served as General Manager of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) from 2010 to 2015 and later as Chairperson of the National Mining Corporation before his appointment was revoked in December 2023.
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Recently, Ruto had named Owaka as one of his advisors and appointed him as Secretary of Governance.
At the same time, President Ruto revoked Kiema Mwandia’s appointment as a member of the Tanathi Water Works Development Agency Board.
Mwandia, a key United Democratic Alliance (UDA) stalwart, played a crucial role in the party’s 2022 campaigns.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 51(1) of the Interpretations and General Provisions Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, revoke the appointment of Kiema Mwandia as a Member of the Tanathi Water Works Development Agency Board, with effect from January 31, 2025,” the notice read.
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