President William Ruto and the Cabinet have made a fresh wave of high-level appointments to key state institutions, aimed at renewed focus on governance, financial stability, and service delivery.
Through a series of gazette notices dated August 29, 2025, the Head of State tapped new leaders to serve in some of the country’s most strategic boards and councils.
Among the most notable appointments, President Ruto named Pius Ang’asa as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kenya.
"IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 11 (2) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint– PIUS ANG’ASA to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kenya, for a period of four (4) years," the notice read.
The President also effected a leadership change at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) by appointing James Kibugu Wambu as the new non-executive chairperson of its board for a three-year term.
His appointment follows the revocation of the appointment of former Murang’a Senator Kembi Gitura as chairperson of the hospital’s board. Gitura recently resigned from the board.
At the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya, President Ruto appointed Dr Joseph Choge as the non-executive chairperson of the board for three years.
The council plays a vital role in regulating clinical officers, a critical cadre in Kenya’s healthcare system.
Further, in an addendum to an earlier gazette notice, Ruto expanded the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests by including John Maina, Churchill Suba, and Daki Guyo, with Guyo designated as joint secretary.
"It is notified for the general information of the public that, further to the appointment of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests as published vide Gazette Notice No. 12002 of 2025, the additional persons have been appointed to the membership of the Panel as stated," read the notice.
The panel was set up to address grievances and ensure justice for those affected during public protests.
Meanwhile, the President also extended the tenure of parts of Tana River County as “security disturbed and dangerous” areas.
Acting through Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, the government renewed the declaration first made in June 2025, citing continued insecurity in several sub-counties and locations.
Several Cabinet Secretaries also announced fresh appointments in their respective dockets.
Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba named Emma Velma Achieng Maumo and Shimoy Khalif Jilaow as trustees of the President’s Award Board, a program designed to nurture youth leadership and skills development.
In the sports sector, Youth Affairs and Sports CS Salim Mvurya appointed Billy Komintai Konchellah to the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya board for three years, reinforcing Kenya’s commitment to clean athletics.
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe appointed Winnie Beauttah to the board of the National Cereals and Produce Board, replacing the appointment of Nancy Kibugi.
Meanwhile, in the maritime and blue economy sector, CS Hassan Joho appointed four new members—Dr. Fridah Simba, Joab Tumbo, Steve Biko Luseno, and Ahmed Abdirahman Elyass—to the Bandari Maritime Academy,
This is alongside Josiah Ochieng Obole and Omad Idd Boga to the Kenya Fisheries Service Board.
The reorganisation continued in the human resource sector, where CS Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku appointed Dalmas Philip Odero as chairperson of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) Council, with John Mutisya Mwanzia and Beatrice Cherotich Bii joining as members.
Trade and investment also featured in the reshuffle, with CS Lee Kinyanjui appointing Edward Wanjala, Kirui David Kibett, and Margaret Gaiteria to the Kenya Trade Remedies Agency Board.
In the cooperative sector, CS Wycliffe Oparanya named Millie Musumba to the Uwezo Fund Oversight Board, further expanding the team charged with empowering youth, women, and vulnerable groups through access to credit.
The latest appointments illustrate President Ruto’s administration's broader
strategy of reshaping leadership in state corporations and regulatory bodies.
