The fate of 13 Cabinet Secretaries hangs in the balance after President Uhuru Kenyatta only retained six in changes announced on Friday.
The president retained Henry Rotich (Treasury), Charles Keter (Energy), Joe Mucheru (ICT), Najib Balala (Tourism), James Macharia (Transport), and Fred Matiang'i (Interior and Education).
"As I stated in my New Year’s address that in the following weeks I will be naming men and women who will join me in delivering our promises to Kenyans, today I wish to name a few whom I wish to join me in working together to fulfill our agenda to fellow Kenyans," he said in the televised address from State House, Nairobi.
The president did not give a word about the following Cabinet Secretaries:
- Devolution and Planning CS Mwangi Kiunjuri
- Youth CS Sicily Kariuki
- Defence CS Rachel Omamo
- Youth and Gender CS Phylis Kandie
- Foreign affairs CS Amina Mohammed
- Environment CS Judy Wakhungu
- Water and Irrigation CS Eugene Wamalwa
- Lands CS Jacob Kaimenyi
- Mining CS Kazungu Kambi
- Trade and industrialisation CS Adan Mohammed
- Health CS Cleopa Mailu
- Agriculture CS Willy Bett
- Sports CS Hassan Wario
In the changes, Uhuru announced that Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko had tendered his resignation.
He is among those nominated to Cabinet alongside former Turkana Senator John Munyes and ex-Marsabit Governor Ukur Yatani.
The proposals signalled changes that are likely to see some of the current CSs dropped or redeployed to other state departments.
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