President William Ruto has officially appointed Mama Ida Odinga as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) following her approval by Parliament.
In a gazette notice dated February 27, the Head of State made a series of significant appointments across key government agencies and state boards, including that of Ida.
Additionally, the President also appointed Francis Meja as Chairperson of the Public Service Commission for a six-year term.
Apart from the President’s appointments, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, John Mbadi, also made appointments.
He appointed Abdi Ali Mohamed as a Member and Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Retirement Benefits Authority for a period of three years.
Cabinet Secretary for Health Aden Duale also appointed six members to the Board of Directors of the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya, also for a three-year term.
The appointees are Kipkoech Geoffrey, Joseph Macharia Wachira, Shadrack M. Asena, Pauline Sirote Korere, Abdirahman Noor Mohamed, and Salma Mohamed Abdi, under various provisions of the Clinical Officers Training, Registration and Licensing Act.
Furthermore, the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry, Lee Kinyanjui, reappointed Francis Kuria Karu, Grace Nyabonyi Momanyi, and Stephen Kipkosgei Yego as Members of the National Standards Council for a further three years.
Apart from this reappointment, the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Salim Mvurya, reappointed Fatma Bakari Barayan as Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund for three years.
Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Eric Muuga appointed Isack Abduba Fayo as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Northern Water Works Development Agency for three years, revoking the earlier appointment of Elias Shill to the same position.
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Mutahi Kagwe, also appointed four members to the Kenya Sugar Research and Training Institute for a three-year term. The appointees are Joseph Kiplangat Too, Frederick North-Coombes, Kizito Wangalwa, and Vasey N. Mwaja.
Attorney General Dorcas Agik Oduor, on the other hand, made two appointments to the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration. Miriam Chepchumba Bomett was appointed as a new member for three years, while Samuel Mbiriri Nderitu was re-appointed for a further three-year term.