President William Ruto’s three new appointees to the Cabinet are set to be sworn in Friday.
The three, William Kabogo, Mutahi Kagwe and Lee Kinyanjui were tapped by Ruto to serve as Cabinet Secretaries for Information, Communication, and the Digital Economy, Agriculture and Livestock Development and also Investments, Trade and Industry, respectively.
They will take their oaths of office at State House, Nairobi from 10 am.
This follows the National Assembly’s approval of their appointments after vetting and recommendation by the Appointments Committee, chaired by Speaker Moses Wetangúla.
The three appeared before the Committee on January 14, 2025, for approval hearings.
The MPs on Thursday voted by way of acclamation to approve a report by the Committee on Appointments, which had recommended that the House approve the appointment of the three as CSs.
”Taking into consideration the findings of the Committee on Appointment in its Four Report on vetting of nominees for appointment as CSs laid on the table on January 16, 2025," Speaker Moses Wetangula said.
"Pursuant to provision of Articles 152(2) of the Constitution and Section 3 and 8 of Public Appointment Parliamentary Approval; Act Cap 7(F), this House approves the following as Cabinet Secretaries: Mutahi Kagwe (Agriculture and Livestock Development), William Kabogo (Information, Communication, and the Digital Economy), and Lee Kinyanjui (Investments, Trade and Industry)."
The report added that members of the committee further examined the nominees' academic credentials, relevant professional training, and experience.
“The committee observed that the nominees demonstrated knowledge of topical, administrative, and technical issues touching on the portfolios to which they had been nominated and have the requisite abilities, academic qualifications, and professional experience to be approved for appointment as Cabinet Secretaries,” the report stated.
The three will now replace Margret Nyambura, Andrew Karanja and Salim Mvurya who was re-assigned to the Ministry of Sports.
Karanja was also approved as Kenya’s Ambassador to Brazil, while Nyambura declined an appointment to serve as Kenya’s Ambassador to Ghana.
