Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has chaired his first cabinet meeting since assuming office as the second in command.
Kindiki chaired the meeting at the official DP’s residence in Karen, Nairobi, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
Kindiki on cabinet meeting
Taking to his official X account after the meeting, Kindiki revealed that he had chaired the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Governance, Social Sector, and Public Administration.
“Chaired the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Governance, Social Sector, and Public Administration at the official Karen Residence,” Kindiki stated.
Cabinet Secretaries John Mbadi (National Treasury and Economic Planning), Julius Migos Ogamba (Education), Eric Muriithi Mugaa (Water, Irrigation, and Sanitation), Beatrice Askul Moe (East African Community, ASALs, and Regional Development), Kipchumba Murkomen (Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports), and Rebecca Miano (Tourism and Wildlife) attended the meeting.
Other Cabinet Secretaries that attended the meeting are Soipan Tuya (Defence), Alfred Mutua (Labour and Social Protection), Debra Barasa (Health), Dorcas Oduor (Attorney General), and Secretary to the Cabinet, Mercy Wanjau.
KAREN, NAIROBI, KENYA
— Kithure Kindiki (@KindikiKithure) November 12, 2024
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Chaired the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Governance, Social Sector and Public Administration at the official Karen Residence.
In attendance Cabinet Secretaries; John Mbadi (National Treasury and Economic Planning),… pic.twitter.com/SZjCQfdvDG
Kindiki’s activities as DP
DP Kindiki has been on several assignments since he was sworn in to replace Rigathi Gachagua following his impeachment.
Over the weekend, Kindiki was in Taita Taveta County, where he showered President William Ruto with praise, claiming that he has managed to turn around the economy.
Speaking in Mwatate, Taita Teveta County, on Sunday, November 10, 2024, where he attended a Thanksgiving service, Kindiki noted that Ruto had managed to lower the inflation rate to 2.7 per cent.
While crediting Ruto for the significant change, DP Kindiki told the congregants that the last time the inflation rate was at its current rate was 17 years ago when the late President Mwai Kibaki was reigning.
“The macroeconomic situation in our country is now better than it was in 2022. Inflation has come down. For the first time, inflation is at 2.7 per cent, the lowest in 17 years,” Kindiki stated.
“The last time Kenya had an inflation of below 3 per cent was in 2017 just before the post-election violence.”
“The macroeconomic situation is okay, thanks to the hard work of President Ruto under a very difficult situation with a difficult opposition and a difficult world environment,” he added.
