President William Ruto has appointed former Murang'a Governor Mwangi-wa-Iria the chairperson of the Public Procurement Regulatory Board.
The President further named politician Peter Kenneth the chairperson of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) National Standards Council.
Ruto made the appointments to the senior ranks of the Executive including roles at the Central Bank of Kenya, the Executive Office of the President, and other key positions within the top governance organs of the state corporations and agencies.
“The appointments within the Executive Office of the President seek to augment the complement of personnel supporting the Head of State and Government in fulfilling the profound mandate vested in the nation's foremost office,” the letter read.
Ruto said that the appointments have been made based on the recommendations of the Public Service Commission and in line with the laws governing each public office, as applicable.
Ruto appointed Bruno Obodha as managing director of the East African Portland Cement Company PLC (EAPCC).
He further named Douglas Kaibos chief executive officer of the Central Rift Valley Works Water Development Agency.
The President appointed Noor Yarow Gabow the new consul-general to Haiti.
The position gives Gabow time and space to oversee Kenyan police deployed to Haiti to help combat gangs.
A consul is an official representative of a government who resides in a foreign country to assist and protect citizens of the consul's country and to promote and facilitate commercial and diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi had earlier said the government plans to open a consulate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and another in Guangzhou, China, next year.
“In the light of growing demand, we have also expanded our diplomatic footprint by opening a new embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Rabat in Morocco, and a consulate general in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia," Mudavadi said.
"In the year ahead (2025), we shall open a consulate general in Guangzhou, China, as well as in Port-au-Prince, Haiti."
Gabow will also advance Kenya’s interests in Haiti and the Caribbean at large.