President William Ruto on Friday, July 19 at State House released the names of 11 persons he has nominated to the Cabinet.
The President was flanked by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi during the naming of the CSs.
Cabinet Secretaries nominees named by Ruto are:
Kithure Kindiki -Ministry of Interior
Dr Debra Mulongo Barasa – Health
Alice Wahome – Lands
Aden Duale – Defence
Davis Chirchir – Transport
Rebecca Miano – Attorney General
Environment – Soipan Tuya
Education – Julius Migosi
Eric Muriithi – Water
Dr Margaret Ndungu- ICT
Ruto said his government is enhancing, broadening and deepening the national economic turnaround Plan set out in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
“Consequently, I have started the process of forming a new, broad-based cabinet to assist me in driving the urgently needed and irreversible transformation of our country. I hereby nominate the following first batch of 11 individuals for consideration and approval by the National Assembly for appointment as Cabinet Secretaries and Attorney General.” Ruto said.
Ruto on Thursday, July 11 announced the dismissal of all his Cabinet Secretaries except the Deputy President and Prime Cabinet Secretary.
The President said upon reflection, listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said and after a holistic appraisal of the performance of his Cabinet and its achievements and challenges, he had to make a decision.