Parliament unanimously approves Ruto PSs

They had appeared before various committees of National Assembly.

In Summary
  • In the list, he had retained three PSs from his predecessor's administration.
  • Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah said all the nominees met the needed requirement to be nominated into office
Members of parliament during a session.
Members of parliament during a session.
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Parliament on Thursday unanimously approved the appointment of Principal Secretaries nominated by President William Ruto. 

They had appeared before various committees of the National Assembly.

Unlike the Cabinet Secretary nominees who faced the appointments committee chaired by Speaker Moses Wetang'ula, the PSs appeared before their respective departmental committees.

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On November 29, the court okayed National Assembly to continue vetting the 51 nominees.

Court had stopped the vetting of the nominees after the Law Society of Kenya and two others moved to court challenging the list, saying it lacked regional and gender balance.

Justice Nduma Nderi said the petitions, which were consolidated, were filed prematurely.

Ruto had on November 2 nominated PSs to serve in the Public service.

In the list, he had retained three PSs from his predecessor's administration.

Belio Kipsang will now take over the state department for basic education while Peter Tum will be at the state department for medical services under the Ministry of Health.

Charles Hinga has been approved as the housing and urban development PS

Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah said all the nominees met the needed requirement to be nominated into office

"All the nominees complied with requirements of the constitution, I want to thank all the chairs of our committee for their good work," he said.

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