From left: Ps nominees Nixon Korir, Teresia Mbaika, Rayond Omollo, and Julius Bitok./Nation Media Group
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President Ruto picks 51 Principal Secretaries

November 2, 2022
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William Ruto Principal Secretaries in full: who is in and who is out?

President William Ruto on Wednesday nominated 51 Principal Secretaries.

The President sent the list to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.

President Ruto has tweaked his government, increasing the number of state departments to 49 and PSs appointed to 51,  with two in the office of the Deputy President, a marked departure from the Uhuru Kenyatta administration, which had a leaner number of 42.

In nominating the Principal Secretaries who are the accounting officers of ministries, President Ruto has retained five technocrats from President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration. Dr Ruto has also named some politicians in the list.

From the Uhuru government, Dr Belio Kipsang has made a comeback to the Ministry of Education as he was appointed PS for Basic Education while Dr Chris Kiptoo has been promoted to the National Treasury from the Environment and Forestry docket.

Harry Kimutai has remained in the docket of Livestock Development so has Charles Hinga in Housing and Urban Development docket and Julius Korir has landed a position in the  Cabinet Affairs docket.

Lake Basin Development Authority boss Dr Raymond Omollo has been given the powerful docket of Interior and Alfred Ombudo K’Ombudo has been named in the Trade docket. Former Kenyan Ambassador to Pakistan has been named in the Citizen Services department.

Former Langata MP Nixon Korir has been nominated for the docket of Lands and Physical Planning while former Nairobi Deputy Governor Jonathan Mueke has been named in the Sports and the Arts docket.

The President’s legal advisor Singoei Korir has been named in the Foreign Affairs docket.

Former Laikipia West MP has been named in the Defence deparment.

Others nominees include: Shadrack Mwadime (Shipping and Maritime Affairs), Muthoni Njagi (Blue Economy and Fisheries), Idris Dogota (The Asal and Regional Development), Abdi Dubart (East African Community Affairs).

Here is the full list of the PS nominees:

  1. Julius Korir – State Department for Cabinet Affairs
  2. Teresia Malokwe – State Department for Devolution
  3. Esther Ngero – State Department for Performance and Delivery Management
  4. Aurelia Rono – State Department for Parliamentary Affairs
  5. Raymond Omollo – State Department for Interior & National Administration
  6. Caroline Nyawira Murage – State Department for Correctional Services
  7. Prof. Julis Bitok – State Department for Citizen Services
  8. Chris Kiptoo – The National Treasury
  9. James Muhati – State Department for Economic Planning
  10. Patrick Mariro – Defence
  11. Dr Korir Sing’oei – State Department for Foreign Affairs
  12. Roseline Njogu – State Department for Diaspora Affairs
  13. Amos Gathecha – State Department for Public Service
  14. Veronica Mueni Nduva – State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action
  15. Joseph Mungai Mbugua – State Department for Roads
  16. Mohamed Dhagar – State Department for Transport
  17. Nixon Korir – State Department for Lands and Physical Planning
  18. Charles Hinga – State Department for Housing and Urban Development
  19. Joel Arumoyang – State Department for Public Works
  20. Prof. Edward Kisiangani – State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications
  21. Eng. John Kipchumba Tanui  – State Department for ICT and the Digital Economy
  22. Eng. Peter Tum – State Department for Medical Services
  23. Dr Josephine Mburu – State Department for Health standards and Professional Management
  24. Dr Belio Kipsang – State Department for Basic Education
  25. Esther Thaara Muhoria – State Department for TVET
  26. Beatrice Inyangala – State Department for Higher Education and Research
  27. Philip Kello Harsama – State Department for Crop Development
  28. Harry Kimutai – State Department for Livestock development
  29. Alfred K’Ombundo – State Department for Trade
  30. Abubakar Hassan – State Department for Investment promotion
  31. Juma Mukhwana – State Department for Industry
  32. Patrick Kiburi Kilemi – State Department for Cooperatives
  33. Susan Mangeni – State Department for MSMEs Development
  34. Ismail Madey – State Department for Youth Affairs
  35. Jonathan Mueke – State Department for Sports and The Arts
  36. Festus Ngeno – State Department for Environment
  37. Ephantus Kimotho – State Department for Forestry
  38. John Ololtuaa – State Department for Tourism
  39. Sylvia Naseya Muhoro – State Department for Wildlife
  40. Ummy Mohammed Bashir – State Department for Culture and Heritage
  41. Dr Paul Ronoh – State Department for Water and Sanitation
  42. Gitonga Mugambi – State Department for Irrigation
  43. Alex Wachira – State Department for Energy
  44. Mohamed Liban – State Department for Petroleum
  45. Geoffrey Kaituko – State Department for Labour and Skills Development
  46. Joseph Mugosi – State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs
  47. Abdi Dubart – State Department for East African Community Affairs
  48. Idris Dogota – State Department for The ASALs and Regional development
  49. Elijah Mwangi – State Department for Mining
  50. Betsy Muthoni Njagi – State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries
  51. Shadrack Mwadime – State Department for Shiping and Maritime Affairs

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