President William Ruto has re-established the office of the deputy Comptroller of the State House.
The President has appointed Simon Mwangi Kamau-Gikuru to the role.
The move is with the approval of the Public Service Commission.
Gikuru is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over a decade of experience in law, management, strategic planning, policy formulation, financial administration, consultancy, logistics, and conflict resolution.
He is the immediate former Secretary General of the Amani National Congress Party.
He has previously worked as a Managing Associate at Chege Kamau & Company Advocates and as the Group Managing Director of Amoo Holdings International Limited, a regional logistics firm that had operations in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and DRC.
The incoming Deputy Comptroller of the State House holds a Master of Law (LL.M) degree from the University of Nairobi.
He also holds a postgraduate diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from Makerere University, Uganda.
Kamau-Gikuru has also undertaken postgraduate training in Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the internationally acclaimed Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts.
The President is confident that he will contribute enormously towards the realisation of the shared aspirations for