Peter Kenneth, Wa Iria Makes Into Ruto’s New Appointments
In the most recent cabinet changes, President William Ruto appointed former presidential aspirant Peter Kenneth and former Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria.
On Friday, President Ruto appointed Kenneth, a former Gatanga MP, as chairperson of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) National Standards Council.
Ruto also named Mwangi-wa-Iria as chairperson of the Public Procurement Regulatory Board.
Another appointment made in the notice signed by the Principal Administrative Secretary to the Head of Public Service, Arthur Osiya, is Noor Yaror Gabow.
Gabow has been assigned the position of Consular General for the yet-to-be-formed Consulate in Haiti.
President @WilliamsRuto effects further appointments within the senior ranks of the executive pic.twitter.com/ZcfyxOB5Fm
— Hussein Mohamed, MBS. (@HusseinMohamedg) December 20, 2024
Ruto also named Gerald Nyaoma Arita as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya. In a rush of hires on Friday, Ruto also added four new members to his staff.
Professor Adams G.R. Oloo will now act as an advisor for strategy and communication, and Dr. Silvester Okumu Kasuku as a governance advisor.
Others include Major (Rtd) Ali Mahat Somane, an advisor on security concerns in the Office of the National Security Advisor, and Joe Owaka Ager, the Secretary of Governance.
“The appointments within the Executive Office of the President seek to augment the complement of personnel supporting the Head of State and Government in fulfilling the profound mandate vested in the nation’s foremost office,” reads part of the notice.
The Head of State also appointed Bruno Oguda Obodha as Managing Director of the Eat African Portland Cement Company PLC and Douglas Murei Kaibos as CEO of the Central Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency.
“These appointments have been made based on the recommendations of the Public Service Commission and in line with the laws governing each public office, as applicable,” reads part of the notice.
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Earlier on Friday, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said that the government will establish a consulate in Haiti.
Mudavadi confirmed that Kenya intends to open a consulate in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, next year.
This statement comes 15 months after Kenya and Haiti restored diplomatic relations.
Gabow’s appointment as the first Consular General is not surprising, given that the former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Administration Police Service (APS) oversaw Kenya’s first police deployment in June.
Peter Kenneth, Wa Iria Makes Into Ruto’s New Appointments
