Mbadi, Kagwe, and Duale Headline 18 New Government Appointments

Cabinet Secretaries, among them new entrants Mutahi Kagwe and Lee Kinyanjui, made fresh appointments across their ministries in the latest round of government appointments. 

Just a day after he was sworn into office, Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe made six appointments in his ministry in an industrious effort to streamline operations at the ministry.

As per a gazette notice dated January 17, Kagwe appointed five new members to the National Livestock Development and Promotion Service. This is seemingly in line with the government’s livestock vaccination programme, which has come under large scrutiny.

Hassan Roba, Erukudi Ekustan, Aloise Loitomaga, Ubah Ibrahim, and Justinie Rakita were the new appointees to the NLDPS and will serve for three years.

In addition, Kagwe appointed Adhan Sheikh Abdullahi to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Kenya Sugar Board for a three-year tenure.

Lee Kinyanjui, the incoming Trade and Investments CS, followed suit, appointing Allan Kosgey as the non-executive chairperson of the Board of the Kenya Industrial Property Institute. Kosgey will serve for three years.

Notably, Kosgey was once appointed as Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the State Law Office and currently serves as the treasurer of the Law Society of Kenya. The CAS positions ceased to exist after they were declared unconstitutional.

Environment CS Aden Duale made four new appointments in his ministry. Duale appointed Scola Kimeli, Douglas Owiti, Kasambeli Wafula, and Martha Wambui as the new members of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry Ministerial Audit Committee. Kimeli will serve as the Chairperson of the Committee. The new team will serve for three years.

Treasury CS John Mbadi appointed Odongo Mark Okeyo as a member of the Council of the Competition Tribunal, Further, Mbadi named Bernard Kanyago as the secretary of the Insurance Appeals Tribunal. The two, who were reappointments, will serve for three years.

Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba made two fresh appointments in his ministry. Ogamba named Mumo Kisau and Charles Ogalo as members of the Council of the National Defence University-Kenya for three years.

Defence CS Soipan Tuya commissioned Maryanne Karanja as a member of the Board of Directors of Kenya Shipyards Limited for three years. This follows the high-profile appointment of Milicent Omanga in the same capacity.

Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi appointed Bob Ndubi as a member of the National Oil Corporation of Kenya Board. Ndubi will be a board member for three years.

Wycliffe Oparanya, Cooperative CS, appointed George Mwangi Maina as a member of the Board of Directors of the SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority for three years. Maina’s appointment triggered the revocation of Timothy Kihara Ngure’s appointment in the same capacity.