President William announced his cabinet nominees on Tuesday, exactly two weeks after being sworn in on August 13. Only the Labour and Social Protection CS Simon Chelugui was retained by President Ruto from the immediately preceding President Uhuru Kenyatta cabinet.
Several current and former lawmakers will join his new cabinet in the Executive branch of government, including former National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale, former Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa, former Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria, and Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, among others.
Nominated Members of Cabinet
Prime Cabinet Secretary – Musalia Mudavadi
CS Interior – Professor Kithure Kindiki
Treasury – Njuguna Ndung’u
Public Service and Gender- Aisha Jumwa
Defence – Aden Duale
Water, Sanitation & Irrigation – Alice Wahome
Foreign and Diaspora Affairs – Alfred Mutua
Trade, Investment and Industry – Moses Kuria
East African Community – Rebecca Miano
Transport – Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen
Environment – Roselinda Soipan Tuya
Lands – Zachariah Mwangi Njeru
Tourism – Peninah Malonza
Agriculture – Mithika Linturi
Education – Ezekiel Machogu
Energy and Petroleum – Davis Chirchir
Sports – Ababu Namwamba
Cooperatives and MSMEs – Simon Chelugui
Mining – Salim Mvurya
Labour and social protection – Florence Bore
Health – Susan Wafula
Communication – Eliud Owalo
Additionally, the President has named Monica Juma as national security adviser, Justin Muturi, a former speaker of the National Assembly, as attorney general, Mercy Wanjau as cabinet secretary, and Harriet Chigai as advisor to the Women Rights Agency.
