President William Ruto has moved Edward Kisiang'ani from the ICT ministry where he served as a PS and appointed him Senior Adviser in his Council of Economic Advisers at State House.
The move was part of Ruto's reassignment of officers in state departments as well as postings to foreign missions effected Thursday.
Ruto nominated Stephen Isaboke for appointment as the new PS in the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications to replace Kisiang'ani.
A dispatch from State House signed by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said the changes were driven by the need to harness the opportunities within emerging sectors of the economy, as well as to address challenges affecting Kenya's social fabric.
"Collectively, the changes seek to further accelerate the implementation of the administration's seminal socio-economic blue-print, the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA)," Koskei said.
The changes also included the nomination of 14 new Permanent Secretaries and re-assignment of six others to new ministries.
Koskei said the changes were approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Until his appointment to the President's Council of Economic Advisers, Kisiang'ani had been serving in the Ministry of Information, Communications, and The Digital Economy as the Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications.
Kisiang’ani, a tough-talking administrator, has a long career in the education sector which began in 1984 when he joined Mosoriot Teachers Training College (TTC) as a lecturer.
Before his appointment as PS, he was a senior lecturer at Kenyatta University’s School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences where he held several administrative roles among them, chairman of the History, Archaeology and Political Studies Department, and Director of Alumni and Outreach Programmes.
During the period he taught at the university spanning 33 years, he mentored and supervised many undergraduate and post-graduat students.
Before taking up the lecturer job, he worked as an editor of school books at the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation Publishers.
Kisiang’ani holds a PhD and Masters degrees in Political History and Economy from Kenyatta University.
He also holds a Bachelor of Education Degree from the University of Nairobi.
Alongside his rich academic profile, Kisiang’ani is an accomplished consultant, political strategist, researcher, distinguished media analyst, and political commentator.
Moreover, he has published widely on governance, gender, and politics.
While serving as PS in the ICT ministry, Kisiang’ani was the administrative head and accounting officer of the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications.
His roles included the development of Telecommunications Policy, Broadcasting Policy, Coordination of National Government Advertising services, Public Communications, Postal and Courier Services, Policy on Development of Local Content, Telecommunications, Postal services, Electronic Commerce and Government Telecommunications Services.
At State House, Kisiangani will team up with the likes of Moses Kuria, also a senior adviser to the President, in advising the Head of State on economic issues.
Edward Kisiang'ani. /FILE
