Yesterday the National Assembly approved all the 51 principal secretaries nominees, paving way for their swearing-in today.
Their approval has also given the President, the engine that he requires to run the government in his administration.
The approval of the ps nominees brings an end to the term of the former PSs who served in the former government. Only six PSs who served during that regime were retained but they will be serving different ministries in the new regime. The number of PSs also increased from the previous 44 to the current 51.
Here are the new principal Secretaries and the ministries they will be serving in the first term of President William Ruto.
*Dr Belio Kipsang – PS Basic Education
*Dr Chris Kiptoo – PS National Treasury
*Mr Harry Kimutai – Livestock Development docket
*Mr Charles Hinga – Housing and Urban Development
*Mr Julius Korir – State Department of Cabinet Affairs
*Peter Tum – PS for Medical Services.
*Ms Teresia Malokwe – DEVOLUTION docket
*Ms Esther Ngero – Performance and Delivery Management
*Ms Aurelia Rono – Parliamentary Affairs
*Ms Roseline Njogu – Diaspora Affairs
*Ms Veronica Nduva – Gender and Affirmative Action
*Ms Esther Muhoria – TVET institutions
*Ms Ummi Bashir – Culture and Heritage docket
*Dr Josephine Mburu – Health Standards and Professional Management
*Ms Susan Mangeni – MSMEs Development
*Ms Mary Muthoni – Correctional Services
*Ms Beatrice Inyangala – Higher Education and Research docket
*Ms Sylvia Muhoro – Wildlife docket
*Dr Raymond Omollo – Interior and National Administration
*Dr Korir Sing’oei – Foreign Affairs
*Mr Patrick Mariru – department of Defence
* Mr Abdi Dubart – East African Community
* Mr Gitonga Mugambi – Irrigation
* Dr Paul Ronoh – Water and Sanitation
* Mr Alfred K’Ombundo – Trade
* Mr Abubakar Hassan – Investment Promotion
* Mr Juma Mukhwana – Industry
* Mr Patrick Kilemi – Cooperatives
* Prof Julius Bitok – Citizen Services
* Mr Peter Tum – Medical Services
* Mr James Muhati – Economic Planning
* MP Nixon Korir – Lands and Physical Planning
* Jonathan Mueke – Sports and the Arts
* Mr Shadrack Mwadime – Shipping and Maritime Affairs
* Muthoni Njagi – Blue Economy and Fisheries
* Mr Idris Dogota – The Asal and Regional Development
*Mr Joseph Mungai Mbugua – Roads
* Prof Edward Kisiangani – Broadcasting and Telecommunications
* Mr John Kipchumba Tanui – ICT docket
* Mr Alex Wachira – Energy
* Mr Joel Arumonyang – Public Works
* Mr Geoffrey Kaituko – Labour
* Mr Amos Gatheca – Public Service
* Mr Philip Harsama – Crop Development
* Mr Ismail Madey – Youth Affairs
* Mr Festus Ngeno – Environment
* Mr Ephantus Kimotho – Forestry
* Mr John Ololtuaa – Tourism
* Mr Mohamed Liban – Petroleum
* Mr Joseph Mutavi – Social Security and Protection
* Mr Elijah Mwangi – Mining
The PSs will now join 22 Cabinet secretaries who have been in office. The final ceremony will be the swearing-in of the PSs. This comes after the PSs were approved by the National Assembly following the end of their vetting by various departmental committees yesterday.
