New faces in Uhuru’s government
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday reshuffled his cabinet, introducing new faces into top positions of the civil service.
Mutahi Kagwe, former Senator for Nyeri County, was named as the Cabinet Secretary for Health, replacing Sicily Kariuki who was moved to the Ministry of Water.
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Betty Maina was appointed to take over the Trade and Industrialisation docket, replacing Peter Munya who was moved to the Ministry of Agriculture.
New Principal Secretaries
- Amb Johnson Weru, Principal- Trade
- Jwan Ouma- Vocational & Technical Training
- Mary Kimonye- Public Service
- Amb Simon Nabukwesi- University Education and Research
- Solomon Kitungu- Transport
- Enoch Momanyi Onyango- Physical Planning.
- Joe Okudo- Sports
- Kevit Desai- East Africa Community
- Margaret W Mwakima- Regional Development
- Esther J Koimett- Broadcasting & Telecommunications
- Peter Kaberia- Mining
- Safina Kwekwe- Tourism
- Colletta A Suda- Gender
Uhuru made appointments to the Chief Administrative Secretaries as follows:
- Hussein Dado-Interior and Coordination of National Government
- Patrick ole Ntutu- Labour & Social Protection
- Andrew Tuimur- Water & Sanitation and Irrigation
- Abdul Bahari- Devolution & the A.S.A.L.S
- Lawrence Karanja-Trade and Enterprise Development;
- Peter Ondoyo- Defence
- Maureen Magoma Mbaka-ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs;
- Winnie Guchu- State Law Office
- Wavinya Ndeti – Transport
- Zacharia Kinuthia Mugure – Education
- Mumina Bonaya – Education
- Linah Jebii Chelimo-Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Cooperatives
- Anne Mukami Nyaga- Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Cooperatives
- Mercy Mukui Mwangangi – Health
- Nadia Ahmed Abdalla ICT – Innovation & Youth Affairs
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Njange Maina
Njange Maina is a journalist by profession with a degree in Journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya. He is currently pursuing a micro-masters degree in Digital Branding and Marketing. He is interested in digital media, human interest stories, and business journalism.
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