President William Ruto has assigned Cabinet Secretaries Musalia Mudavadi, Aden Duale and Salim Mvurya additional appointments as acting Cabinet Secretaries.
The changes were announced on Thursday 28th December 2024 by the Head of Public Service Felix Koskei.
In the changes, Cabinet Secretary (CS) Musalia Mudavadi who is the Prime CS and the CS for Foreign Affairs will also take charge as the CS for Information Communications and the Digital Economy.
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Aden Duale who is the current CS for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry will also take charge in Agriculture and Livestock Development.
On the other hand, Mvurya who is the CS for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports will also handle the Ministry for Trade and Industry.
The new assignments followed President Ruto’s cabinet reshuffle on December 19th which are yet to undergo the requisite parliamentary approval process which came after the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua making Kithure Kindiki the former CS for Interior as the new Kenya Deputy President.
During the reshuffling, Kipchumba Murkomen was moved to Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Mvurya nominated the CS for Interior while Lee Kinyanjui nominated as the Minister for Trade.
The National Assembly is set to vet the Ministry approvals on January 14th, 2025.
