Two former Cabinet secretaries have been recalled to the National Executive over a month after President William Ruto fired his entire Cabinet.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Former ICT CS Eliud Owalo was appointed as the deputy chief of staff, performance and delivery management. Owalo’s roles will include implementing, monitoring, and evaluating priority government projects and initiatives in accordance with the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) Plan.
He will also oversee the performance of government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in service delivery.
Former Public Service Cabinet secretary, Moses Kuria, was recalled to serve as the senior advisor in the presidential Council of Economic Advisors.
Kenya Kwanza’s chief social media activist, Dennis Itumbi, was appointed to be the head of Creative Economy and Special Projects in the Office of the President.
The president said the appointments would be instrumental in implementing the objectives of the broad-based government.
“This will bolster implementation of the BETA Plan by the broad-based government, the head of state and government,” partly read a statement by the Head of Public Service Felix Koskei.
Ruto announced sending home all the Cabinet members on Thursday, July 11. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who also serves as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, was spared the purge.
The president based his decision on the evaluation of his Cabinet by the Kenyan public.
Ruto had earlier said that the changes in the Executive would complement the measures he had been taking since he conceded to the public’s pressure to undertake a total overhaul of the state.
This was after the restive Kenyan youth took to the streets to protest Ruto’s style of leadership. A new Cabinet was constituted, with six slots being handed to the opposition. Ruto said he brought the players from the opposition into the Executive to work together on righting his administration’s faults…CONTINUE READING>>
