President William Ruto has made fresh appointments to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , the Executive Office of the President, and other top governance positions.
“The appointments within the Executive Office of the President seek to augment the complement of personnel supporting the Head of State and Government in fulfilling the profound mandate vested in the nation’s foremost office,” said Arthur Siya, Principal Administrative Secretary in the office of the Head of Public Service.
“These appointments have been made based on the recommendations of the Public Service Commission and in line with the laws governing each public office, as applicable.”
In the new appointments, President Ruto named Gerald Nyaoma Arita as the new CBK Deputy Governor, and Prof. Adams Oloo as the Advisor of Strategy and Communication in the Head of State’s Council of Economic Advisors.
Dr. Silvester Okumu Kasuku is the Advisor of Governance, while Maj. (Rtd) Ali Mahat Somane steps into the position of Advisor, Security Affairs, Office of the National Security Advisor.
Ruto further tapped Joe Owaka Ager as his Secretary of Governance, and former Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Yaror Gabow as the Consul General in charge of the Kenyan Consulate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Former Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria has been named the Chairperson of the Public Procurement Regulatory Board, while former presidential aspirant Peter Kenneth takes over the same position at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).
Bruno Oguda Obodha is the new East African Portland Cement Managing Director, with Douglas Murei Kaibos taking over the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Central Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency.
