Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has announced a fresh appointment to the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation’s board.

Through a gazette notice dated Friday, July 4, 2025, the Education Cabinet Secretary confirmed the appointment of Henry Anyona to the board of the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation.

Anyona was appointed to the post to replace Consolata Rop, whose appointment was revoked.

“IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 6 (1) (e) of the State Corporations Act, paragraph 26 of the Memorandum and Articles of the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, as read together with section 51 (1) of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Education appoint Henry Anyona as a member of the Board of Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 4th July, 2025. The appointment of *Consolata Rop is revoked,” the gazette notice read in part.

Established in 1966, the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation is a parastatal under the Ministry of Education, with a mandate of publishing educational materials and awarding scholarships to bright but needy students to secondary school.

JKF is 100 per cent owned by the Government of Kenya and is governed by a board that includes key government officials and independent members.

Consolata Rop’s new role

After Education CS revoked Consolata Rop’s role, Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui tapped into her expertise. In the same gazette notice, Lee Kinyanjui confirmed her appointment to the National Standards Council tasked with overseeing national standards and quality assurance frameworks.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 (2) (d) of the Standards Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry appoints Consolata Rop to be a member of the National Standards Council, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 4th July, 2025.”

Mbadi’s make change

In the area of public finance oversight, Susan Mambo’s appointment to the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board was revoked by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, marking a change in the regulatory board that oversees appeals and disputes in public procurement.

Further consolidating leadership in pensions management, Hussein Dado was appointed Chairperson of the Public Service Superannuation Fund Board of Trustees for three years, effective the same date.