By Our Correspondent, Mombasa KENYA
President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced the new raft of
changes in his cabinet on Tuesday morning dropping outspoken Agriculture
Cabinet Secretary, Mwangi Kinyanjui.
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| President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta (C) enjoying a light moment with Opposition Chief, Raila Odinga (R) and Vice President, William Ruto (L) |
Critics said
Kiunjuri had been courting his sacking after recent pronouncements against the
much-hyped Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
“He (Kiunjuri)
keeps talking about 2022 presidential elections which the President, who is his boss, has warned
about. He is talking of a government that will be created as though he does not
believe in the current one in which he serves. He is basically preparing ground
for crying foul when he is finally sacked,” Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu told
the Africa.
On Tuesday, the
Head of State also picked Mutahi Kagwe as the new Health CS while Betty Maina
takes over the Industrialisation docket.
Rachel Omamo has
been reassigned to Foreign Affairs while Sicily Kariuki will now head the Water
ministry.
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| Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, Mwangi Kinyanjui. |
Simon Chelugui moves to the Labour
Ministry as Ukur Yatani officially becomes Finance CS.
Cabinet Secretaries who have retained
their positions include Dr. Fred Matiang’i (Interior), Adan Mohammed (East
African Community and Northern Corridor Development), Amina Mohammed (Sports,
Culture and Heritage), Charles Keter (Energy), Eugene Wamalwa (Devolution) and James Macharia (Transport).
Others are Joe Mucheru (ICT), Najib Balala (Tourism),
Prof. George Magoha (Education), Farida Karoney (Lands), Keriako Tobiko
(Environment), John Munyes (Petroleum and Mining), and Margaret Kobia (Public
Service).
Other changes are as follows:
- Hussein Dado- CAS Interior
- Ntutu Patrick- CAS Labour
- Tuimur Andrew-CAS Water
- Peter Odoyo- CAS Defense
- Maureen Mbaka- CAS ICT
- Winnie Guchu- CAS, State Law Office
- Lina Kilimo- CAS, Agriculture
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