Ex-Agriculture Minister Beatrice Moe Nominated as East African Community Cabinet Secretary

Former Turkana County Agriculture minister Beatrice Askul Moe has been appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of East African Community Affairs and Regional Development by President William Ruto.

The nomination completes President Ruto’s list of cabinet nominees after announcing the other ones in two batches after initially dissolving his cabinet.

The CS nominee previously served as the Turkana County Executive Committee Member (CEC) in charge of Agriculture, Water, Irrigation and Land Reclamation in Turkana County Government.

Moe has also worked as Director of the Rift Valley Water Services Board, Chairperson Technical Committee of the Rift Valley Water Services Board, Chairperson Audit Committee of the Rift Valley Water Services Board, Project Officer of the AMREF Kenya Turkana Project, and Relief Officer for the Oxfam Turkana Relief Program.

“The CS nominee has specialized skills in the development and management of community affairs, towards behavioral and social change in communities. She has undertaken various certifications and trainings, including: the County Induction Course at Kenya School Government (Turkana County Government); the Corporate Governance Course (CGC) while serving as a member of the Rift Valley Water Services Board; the Training on Audit Committees by KCA University (Institute for Capacity Development); the Training of Trainers (TOT) Course for Community-Based Development by AMREF Kenya; and the Training in Methodologies for Conducting Baseline Assessment Surveys for Food Security and Nutrition Improvement Project Turkana,” a presidential statement announcing the nomination read in part.

Moe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences (Social Work) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Governance and Ethics.