President William Ruto on Wednesday renamed five of his ministries even as he initiated a cabinet reshuffle.
In the renaming of the ministries, the portfolio of the office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary has been expanded to include the ministry of foreign and diaspora affairs.
The Ministry of Public Service Gender and Affirmative Action has been reconstituted and renamed as the Ministry of Public Service Performance and Delivery Management.
The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage has been reconstituted and renamed as as Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs, Arts and Sports has been reconstituted and renamed as the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
A new ministerial portfolio has been established as the Ministry of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage.
The State Department for Culture and Heritage has been renamed as the State Department for Culture, the Arts and Heritage and vested in the Ministry of Gender, culture, the Arts and Heritage.
The changes take effect immediately.
