Mudavadi to act as Cabinet Secretary in all Ministries
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has been appointed to act as the minister in all the ministries.
In a gazette notice dated July 11, President William Ruto said that Mudavadi will take over the role of CS in all the ministries.
This comes a week after the President fired all his cabinet secretaries.
“That pursuant to Article 152 (5) (a) of the Constitution, Hon. Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi, E.G.H., is assigned as the Acting Cabinet Secretary in all vacant ministerial portfolios,” the gazette notice read.
Ruto dissolved his entire cabinet sending home all CSs and the Attorney General.
Only the Prime Cabinet Secretary Mudavadi, who also holds the Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CS survived the e purge.
The Head of State said the new cabinet will be named after extensive consultations across all sectors.
He added that with the CS out of office, ministry accounting officers among other officials will now take charge of operations.
“I will immediately engage in extensive consultations across different sectors and political formations, to set up a broad-based government that will assist me in accelerating and expediting the necessary, urgent and irreversible, implementation of radical programmes to deal with the burden of debt, raise domestic resources, expanding job opportunities, eliminate wastage and unnecessary duplication of a multiplicity of government agencies and slay the dragon of corruption consequently making the government lean, inexpensive, effective and efficient,” Ruto said.
“The operations of government will continue uninterrupted under the guidance of Principal Secretaries and other relevant officials.”
The Head of State said the new cabinet will be named after extensive consultations across all sectors.
In the gazette notice dated July 12, the President said the ministerial positions of 21 Cabinet Secreatries and the Attorney General are now officially vacant.
“That in accordance with Article 152 (5) (b) of Constitution, the Cabinet Secretaries listed below have be dismissed from office as stated,” the notice reads.
The CSs are Kithure Kindiki (Interior), Simon Chelugui (SMEs), Aden Duale (Defence), Njuguna Ndung’u (Treasury), Davis Chirchir (Energy), Alfred Mutua (Tourism and Wildlife), Alice Wahome (Lands).
Ababu Namwamba (Youth and Sports), Salim Mvurya (Mining), Kipchumba Murkomen (Roads and Transport), Moses Kuria (Public Service and Delivery Services), Soipan Tuya (Environemnt and Forest).
Mithika Linturi (Agriculture), Aisha Jumwa (Gender), Ezekiel Machogu (Education), Eluid Owalo (ICT), Rebecca Miano (Trade and Industry), Susan Nakhumicha (Health), Peninah Malonza Zacharia Njeru and Florence Bore (Labour).
