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Areas where by-elections will be held if Ruto's Cabinet is approved

President William Ruto has proposed for nomination three elected leaders in his Cabinet.

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by The Star

Realtime27 September 2022 - 17:02
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• This is because the Constitution does not allow elected members to hold ministerial positions.

• The three are Elgeyo Maraket Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, Garissa Town MP Aden Duale and Kandara MP Alice Wahome.

A voter being marked after casting her vote.

President William Ruto on Tuesday unveiled a list of proposed members of his Cabinet at State House, Nairobi.  

The 22-member Cabinet includes three elected members who won legislative seats at the August 9 general election.

The three are Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, Garissa Town MP Aden Duale and Kandara MP Alice Wahome.

Murkomen was named the cabinet nominee for Roads and Public Works, Duale was proposed for the Defence docket while Wahome was nominated Water and Sanitation CS.

If successfully vetted and approved by Parliament, IEBC will declare their seats vacant and call for by-elections through a gazette notice. 

This means areas where the elected leaders had been elected to represent the electorate in Parliament will have to elect new leaders in by-elections.

This is because the Constitution does not allow elected members to hold ministerial positions.


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