Seven newly created state departments

President William Ruto on March 20 fired nine PSs, appointed 13 new ones and created new departments in the new changes that lifted the lid on Raila Odinga’s growing influence in government.

Ruto created seven new state departments bringing the number of PSs to about 58 — the highest since the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution — and coming at a time of hue and cry about the country’s wage bill.

Ruto has been working with 51 PSs in the changes announced on Thursday, Ruto sacked PS Geoffrey Kaituko (Shipping and Maritime), Shadrack Mwongolo (Labour) and Peter Tum (Sports).