The government has announced a fresh round of appointments and reappointments to several boards and councils overseeing key education, research, health and government communication institutions.

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The appointments, contained in Gazette Notices dated August 28, 2026, affect institutions including the National Research Fund, National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation, Kenya Medical Training College and Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board.

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi appointed Dr Thomas Kiprono Serem as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the National Research Fund for a three-year term.

Mudavadi also appointed Davidson M. Mwaisaka, Dr Michael N. Walekhwa and Joel Onditi as members of the Board of the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation for three years.

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The National Research Fund will also have Wakiuru Njuguna, Dr Fidelis Mwaka Muia, Dr Samuel Tiriongo and Prof Jane Catherina Ngila serving as members of its Board of Trustees for a three-year term.

At the Kenya Medical Training College, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale reappointed Paul Kaino Cheboi, Eunice Wangui Karanja, Hardlyne Lusui and Joseph Ouma Atonga as members of the college's board for another three years.

Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo Gitau also reappointed Ndungu Guchu, Jimmy Munyao Mauta and Dinah Samikwo to the Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board.

Their new three-year term will take effect from September 1, 2026, according to the Gazette Notice.

Kabogo further appointed Mashati Meitamei as a member of the Council of the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication for a three-year term beginning August 28, 2026.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba appointed Abdi Mouild Abdi as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Council of the Kenya Institute of Special Education for a three-year term.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke