President William Ruto and Cabinet Secretaries John Mbadi, Julius Ogamba, Hassan Joho, Lee Kinyanjui, Alice Wahome, and Beatrice Asikul have made a series of new appointments across different institutions.

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In a gazette notice dated Friday, May 22, President William Ruto appointed Ann Wambui Njuguna as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Uwezo Fund Oversight Board for another three-year term, effective Tuesday, May 26.

The Head of State also re-appointed Patrick Maina Muriuki as a Commissioner of the Advocates' Complaints Commission for a further three years. This means that Wambui and Muriuki will serve in their positions for another three years before a fresh appointment can be made.

In the same notice, Treasury CS John Mbadi re-appointed Simon Mbugua as Chairperson and Diberious Shikuku Wafula as a member of the Policyholders Compensation Fund Board for a three-year term.

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Mbadi, in the same notice, revoked the appointment of Gabriel Kago Mukuha as a member of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) Board, effective immediately. Mukuha ceased to be a member of the board effective Friday, May 22, upon publication of the gazette.

Among those re-appointed were Karuti Kanyinga as Chairperson of the Universities Fund Board of Trustees and Naftali Omolo Ongati as Chairperson of the Maseno University Council.

Ogamba also appointed new members to several university councils and boards, including Conrad Keya, Fakira Kassim Sheik, Esther Sagini, Isaiah Kirukmet, and Jackline Akinyi Jacoyange to the University Fund Board of Trustees.

At Makueni University College, Peter Kiuluku was appointed Chairperson of the university council with several new council members, while Waswa Dick was appointed to the Machakos University Council.

Ogamba further re-appointed council members at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Meru University of Science and Technology, Laikipia University, and the University of Eldoret.

In the TVET sector, Gideon Murenga was appointed to the Kenya School of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council. Also, Ahmed Issa and Josephat Karoki Mwaniki were appointed to the Kericho and Meru National Polytechnic councils, respectively.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke