President William Ruto filled key government board positions with fresh faces and familiar names during his latest appointment spree. The head of state picked Ali Noor Ismail to run the Pest Control Products Board for the next three years. Abdi Mude Ibrahim landed the top job at Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute with the same tenure. Charles Nyachae got another shot at leading the Kenya School of Government Council after previously holding the position since January 2024. All these appointments became official on July 11 through gazette notices that confirmed the three-year terms.
Cabinet secretaries joined the appointment party by naming their picks for various boards across government agencies. Public Service boss Geoffrey Ruku brought Leonida Chelagat Mitei and Dr Francis Owino onto the Kenya School of Government Council while giving Linnet Mirehane another term. Roads chief Davis Chirchir kept Iltasayon Neepe on the Kenya Airports Authority Board for three more years. Labour minister Alfred Mutua stuck with Rose Omamo for the National Social Security Fund Board of Trustees. Water supremo Eric Muuga recycled Regina Ndambuki as chair of Tanathi Water Works Development Agency while retaining Geoffrey Rukuja and Nasri Sahal Ibrahim for other water boards.
Gender minister Hannah Cheptumo gave Edwin Abonyo another chance to chair the National Museums of Kenya Board. Trade secretary Lee Kinyanjui picked Hamzo Alio Abdi for the Export Processing Zones Authority Board. The appointments cover critical sectors from agriculture to transportation across the government machinery.
Cabinet secretaries joined the appointment party by naming their picks for various boards across government agencies. Public Service boss Geoffrey Ruku brought Leonida Chelagat Mitei and Dr Francis Owino onto the Kenya School of Government Council while giving Linnet Mirehane another term. Roads chief Davis Chirchir kept Iltasayon Neepe on the Kenya Airports Authority Board for three more years. Labour minister Alfred Mutua stuck with Rose Omamo for the National Social Security Fund Board of Trustees. Water supremo Eric Muuga recycled Regina Ndambuki as chair of Tanathi Water Works Development Agency while retaining Geoffrey Rukuja and Nasri Sahal Ibrahim for other water boards.
Gender minister Hannah Cheptumo gave Edwin Abonyo another chance to chair the National Museums of Kenya Board. Trade secretary Lee Kinyanjui picked Hamzo Alio Abdi for the Export Processing Zones Authority Board. The appointments cover critical sectors from agriculture to transportation across the government machinery.
