President William Ruto named key allies in the Cabinet unveiled on Tuesday, September 27, at State House in Nairobi.
While addressing the Nation, Ruto unveiled his cabinet shortly after he held his inaugural cabinet meeting with former cabinet secretaries who served under former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The big winners in his new list are the August 9 polls losers, who worked closely with the President during his campaign season.
According to the list released by President Ruto, Aisha Jumwa, who was floored in the Kilifi Gubernatorial race by Gideon Mung’aro, landed the Public Service and Gender ministry.
Ruto also nominated other six women in the cabinet.
The six women appointed include Alice Muthoni Wahome who will head the Water, Sanitation & Irrigation docket, Rebecca Miano who will head the East African Community and ASAL Development docket, Roselinda Soipan Tuya who will take charge of the Environment and Forestry docket, Peninah Malonza who will take over as the Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage CS, Susan Nakumincha Wafula who will head Health docket and Florence Bore who will be at the helm of the Labor and Social Protection docket.
In addition, the Head of State made Cabinet-level appointments in an apparent move to meet the two-thirds gender rule which he promised in his campaign manifesto launched on the 30th of June.
The three appointments which include Harriet Chiggai, Monica Juma and Mercy Wanjau will see the number of appointed women in Ruto’s government shoot up to 10.
The three women have been appointed as Women Rights Agency Advisor, National Security Advisor and Secretary to the Cabinet respectively.
