President Uhuru Kenyatta names new Cabinet
President Uhuru Kenyatta names new Cabinet
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Bravo Your Excellencies Uhuru & Ruto, of all 4 nominees i Salute you for picking Ambassador Amina Mohammed!!! International renowned Diplomat. Well done.
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This is,,,,great,,,these are new times,,,, new ways of doing things.
We have a 'power dual' the prezzo and deputy,,,wearing only,
ties,,white shirts and black trousers,,naming the first group of
four out of the eighteen.
Later,,, the president,,,taking questions,,from reporters.
I loving UhuRuto,,the more,,,we go. It is said that Uhuru
and Ruto are,,personally,,,interviewing these people.
What a great time,,for our country.
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Here we go bro...Kamwana has unleashed the 1st 4 names....
President Uhuru names four Cabinet members
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto announce Cabinet members at State House, Nairobi on April 23, 2013. Photo/BILLY MUTAI
By RACHEL OMBAKA AND PPS
Posted Tuesday, April 23 2013 at 20:00
In Summary
- Fred Matiang'i (Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
- Henry K. Rotich (The National Treasury)
- James Wainaina Macharia (Health)
- Amb Amina Mohamed (Foreign Affairs)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has named four out of the 18 members of his Cabinet and reassured Kenyans of his commitment to put in place a government that will not only deliver on the Jubilee Coalition's pledges but also transform the country.
The nominees are Dr. Fred Okengo Matiang'i for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), Mr. Henry K. Rotich as Cabinet Secretary in the National Treasury Ministry, James Wainaina Macharia for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Amb. Amina Mohamed for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
They will be the first to be vetted by Parliament.
Acknowledging that many brilliant Kenyans were considered for the Cabinet Secretary positions, President Kenyatta said the selection of the nominees was informed by the Constitutional requirements, the need to reflect the country's diversity and the quest to have capable people who will take the country to the next level of development.
The President said he released the names of the four nominees to allow Parliament to start the vetting process and the remaining Cabinet Secretary nominees will be named at a later date.
Dr Matiang'i was the executive director State University of New York (SUNY) Kenya, working as a liaison between the organisation and Parliament. (READ: Profile: Dr Fred Okengo Matiangi)
Mr Rotich worked at The Treasury as the head of Macro Economics. (READ: Profile: Henry K. Rotich)
Mr Wainaina was Managing Director at the NIC Bank. (READ: Profile: James Wainaina Macharia)
Ms Mohamed served as a diplomat in Geneva for many years and was one of the front-runners for the top World Trade Organisation job. (READ:Profile: Amina Mohamed)
Reiterating that his Government will be all-inclusive, President Kenyatta said he and Deputy President William Ruto have been consulting widely to come up with Cabinet Secretaries who will not only represent the face of Kenya but also serve wananchi effectively.
"As we have indicated before, will serve all Kenyans without discrimination and we are ready to work with all Kenyans in achieving this goal," the President said.
Fielding questions from journalists on other Government positions, President Kenyatta said his key priority is to constitute an effective executive arm of the Government in the form of Cabinet Secretaries while
other positions will be filled in due course.
On the national budget, the President said the budget process is on course and will be released on time.
Deputy President William Ruto urged Kenyans to be patient as the nominees for the remaining Cabinet positions will be named soon.
Responding to questions from journalists, Deputy President Ruto explained that the Jubilee Government acknowledged the importance of the cooperative movement in mobilizing resources for development at the grassroots level and cooperative issues will addressed under the Industrialization and Enterprise Development Ministry.
The Deputy President also disclosed that East African Community matters will fall under the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism.
The public is also expected to
participate in the vetting process with the Parliamentary Committee on Appointments collecting their views regarding the suitability or otherwise of the Cabinet nominees.
On Tuesday, Parliament approved a 28-member team, chaired by Speaker Justin Muturi, to vet the nominees
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Sorry, I don't understand your question.
No, it should rather read from a max of 22 provided by constitution to 18 which is very good actually kurun mistries 4 kiafrikaafrika is no joke.
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It is the ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism.
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Here we go bro...Kamwana has unleashed the 1st 4 names....
President Uhuru names four Cabinet members
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto announce Cabinet members at State House, Nairobi on April 23, 2013. Photo/BILLY MUTAI
By RACHEL OMBAKA AND PPS
Posted Tuesday, April 23 2013 at 20:00
In Summary
- Fred Matiang'i (Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
- Henry K. Rotich (The National Treasury)
- James Wainaina Macharia (Health)
- Amb Amina Mohamed (Foreign Affairs)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has named four out of the 18 members of his Cabinet and reassured Kenyans of his commitment to put in place a government that will not only deliver on the Jubilee Coalition's pledges but also transform the country.
The nominees are Dr. Fred Okengo Matiang'i for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), Mr. Henry K. Rotich as Cabinet Secretary in the National Treasury Ministry, James Wainaina Macharia for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Amb. Amina Mohamed for the position of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
They will be the first to be vetted by Parliament.
Acknowledging that many brilliant Kenyans were considered for the Cabinet Secretary positions, President Kenyatta said the selection of the nominees was informed by the Constitutional requirements, the need to reflect the country's diversity and the quest to have capable people who will take the country to the next level of development.
The President said he released the names of the four nominees to allow Parliament to start the vetting process and the remaining Cabinet Secretary nominees will be named at a later date.
Dr Matiang'i was the executive director State University of New York (SUNY) Kenya, working as a liaison between the organisation and Parliament. (READ: Profile: Dr Fred Okengo Matiangi)
Mr Rotich worked at The Treasury as the head of Macro Economics. (READ: Profile: Henry K. Rotich)
Mr Wainaina was Managing Director at the NIC Bank. (READ: Profile: James Wainaina Macharia)
Ms Mohamed served as a diplomat in Geneva for many years and was one of the front-runners for the top World Trade Organisation job. (READ:Profile: Amina Mohamed)
Reiterating that his Government will be all-inclusive, President Kenyatta said he and Deputy President William Ruto have been consulting widely to come up with Cabinet Secretaries who will not only represent the face of Kenya but also serve wananchi effectively.
"As we have indicated before, will serve all Kenyans without discrimination and we are ready to work with all Kenyans in achieving this goal," the President said.
Fielding questions from journalists on other Government positions, President Kenyatta said his key priority is to constitute an effective executive arm of the Government in the form of Cabinet Secretaries while
other positions will be filled in due course.
On the national budget, the President said the budget process is on course and will be released on time.
Deputy President William Ruto urged Kenyans to be patient as the nominees for the remaining Cabinet positions will be named soon.
Responding to questions from journalists, Deputy President Ruto explained that the Jubilee Government acknowledged the importance of the cooperative movement in mobilizing resources for development at the grassroots level and cooperative issues will addressed under the Industrialization and Enterprise Development Ministry.
The Deputy President also disclosed that East African Community matters will fall under the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism.
The public is also expected to
participate in the vetting process with the Parliamentary Committee on Appointments collecting their views regarding the suitability or otherwise of the Cabinet nominees.
On Tuesday, Parliament approved a 28-member team, chaired by Speaker Justin Muturi, to vet the nominees
President Uhuru names four Cabinet members - Politics - nation.co.ke
So far so good, looks quite professional. Let's wait to see how the rest look like.
Jammu Africa
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President Uhuru Kenyatta to complete the list of cabinet nominees,,tomorrow.
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MPs oppose vetting of an incomplete Cabinet
By PETER LEFTIE pmutibo@ke.nationmedia.com AND JOHN NGIRACHU jngirachu@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Wednesday, April 24 2013 at 23:30
In Summary
President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto failed to unveil the second batch of their nominees to the Cabinet on Wednesday, promising to release a comprehensive list this morning.
But in what is likely to disappoint their foot-soldiers during the last General Election, Mr Ruto was categorical that there would be no politicians in their Cabinet.
I can tell you today that there will only be two politicians in the Cabinet, the President and I, the rest will be managers able to implement our governments programmes. During our interviews, we have not asked any of them which party they voted for because that is immaterial, the Deputy President stated.
After keeping journalists waiting for over two hours, President Kenyatta and Mr Ruto announced at State House that they were still talking to the nominees to the Cabinet and would announce them this morning.
We want to apologise for keeping you waiting. As you all know, we had visitors and it took longer than expected so we were not able to interview the individuals we have in mind. We will give you a comprehensive list tomorrow morning, Mr Kenyatta announced.
The President and his deputy had been expected to announce the next batch of cabinet secretaries at 4pm, but this was pushed to 6.15pm. However, it was not until 7.19pm that Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto broke the news that they would not announce their nominees last evening.
Mr Kenyatta said they had spent the better part of the day in talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Dessalegn, which had eaten into the time they had expected to fine-tune their list of nominees to the Cabinet.
They denied reports that the delay was caused by disagreements over power-sharing, saying that their priority was to identify and recruit qualified individuals to implement the Jubilee manifesto.
We are looking at individuals who are capable of implementing our manifesto. We believe that the individuals we have chosen have the capacity to deliver and build teamwork, Mr Ruto said.
He was responding to concerns on Wednesday by medical practitioners regarding the nominee for the Health Cabinet Secretary, Mr James Macharia.
The medical practitioners complained that Mr Macharia, a career banker, was ill-equipped to run the health ministry and called for the appointment of an individual with a medical background.
Among politicians who had been rumoured would make it to the 18-member Jubilee Coalition Cabinet were former Cabinet ministers Charity Ngilu, Chirau Ali Mwakwere, Sam Ongeri and Najib Balala.
Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto had also struck post-election alliances with Amani Coalition leaders Musalia Mudavadi and Eugene Wamalwa, raising expectations that they could include them in their Cabinet. That looks unlikely following Wednesdays announcement by Mr Ruto.
Meanwhile, two opposition MPs, ODMs Jakoyo Midiwo (Gem) and John Mbadi (Suba), on Wednesday said the House should not start vetting Cabinet nominees until all 18 are named.
We cannot start the vetting until the entire Cabinet is named, Mr Midiwo told journalists in the morning. If you tell us you have given us four nominees to vet, how shall we tell whether there is regional or gender balance?
Mr Midiwo said the Committee on Appointments would start work immediately the entire Cabinet list is known, even if that means starting work at night.
When President Kenyatta presented the four nominees on Tuesday evening, he said that the vetting could start since Parliament had just a few hours earlier approved the membership of the committee.
But Mr Midiwo said it is the President and not Parliament that was the cause of the delay.
MPs oppose vetting of an incomplete Cabinet - Politics - nation.co.ke
By PETER LEFTIE pmutibo@ke.nationmedia.com AND JOHN NGIRACHU jngirachu@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Wednesday, April 24 2013 at 23:30
In Summary
- Give us all the names first, Cord lawmakers tell Uhuru and Ruto who failed to unveil a second batch of ministry bosses last night
President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto failed to unveil the second batch of their nominees to the Cabinet on Wednesday, promising to release a comprehensive list this morning.
But in what is likely to disappoint their foot-soldiers during the last General Election, Mr Ruto was categorical that there would be no politicians in their Cabinet.
I can tell you today that there will only be two politicians in the Cabinet, the President and I, the rest will be managers able to implement our governments programmes. During our interviews, we have not asked any of them which party they voted for because that is immaterial, the Deputy President stated.
After keeping journalists waiting for over two hours, President Kenyatta and Mr Ruto announced at State House that they were still talking to the nominees to the Cabinet and would announce them this morning.
We want to apologise for keeping you waiting. As you all know, we had visitors and it took longer than expected so we were not able to interview the individuals we have in mind. We will give you a comprehensive list tomorrow morning, Mr Kenyatta announced.
The President and his deputy had been expected to announce the next batch of cabinet secretaries at 4pm, but this was pushed to 6.15pm. However, it was not until 7.19pm that Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto broke the news that they would not announce their nominees last evening.
Mr Kenyatta said they had spent the better part of the day in talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Dessalegn, which had eaten into the time they had expected to fine-tune their list of nominees to the Cabinet.
They denied reports that the delay was caused by disagreements over power-sharing, saying that their priority was to identify and recruit qualified individuals to implement the Jubilee manifesto.
We are looking at individuals who are capable of implementing our manifesto. We believe that the individuals we have chosen have the capacity to deliver and build teamwork, Mr Ruto said.
He was responding to concerns on Wednesday by medical practitioners regarding the nominee for the Health Cabinet Secretary, Mr James Macharia.
The medical practitioners complained that Mr Macharia, a career banker, was ill-equipped to run the health ministry and called for the appointment of an individual with a medical background.
Among politicians who had been rumoured would make it to the 18-member Jubilee Coalition Cabinet were former Cabinet ministers Charity Ngilu, Chirau Ali Mwakwere, Sam Ongeri and Najib Balala.
Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto had also struck post-election alliances with Amani Coalition leaders Musalia Mudavadi and Eugene Wamalwa, raising expectations that they could include them in their Cabinet. That looks unlikely following Wednesdays announcement by Mr Ruto.
Meanwhile, two opposition MPs, ODMs Jakoyo Midiwo (Gem) and John Mbadi (Suba), on Wednesday said the House should not start vetting Cabinet nominees until all 18 are named.
We cannot start the vetting until the entire Cabinet is named, Mr Midiwo told journalists in the morning. If you tell us you have given us four nominees to vet, how shall we tell whether there is regional or gender balance?
Mr Midiwo said the Committee on Appointments would start work immediately the entire Cabinet list is known, even if that means starting work at night.
When President Kenyatta presented the four nominees on Tuesday evening, he said that the vetting could start since Parliament had just a few hours earlier approved the membership of the committee.
But Mr Midiwo said it is the President and not Parliament that was the cause of the delay.
MPs oppose vetting of an incomplete Cabinet - Politics - nation.co.ke
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The president is taking charge of affairs smoothely, why should we be fixated at quibbles on the suitable number of cabinet members?,
the fact that he stuck at 18 cabinet ministers/ministries visavis the constitutional maximum or minimum, is an indicator that power is vested on him and even if angels were to be delivered to run ministries there will still be objections from the parliamentary vetting team!
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1. Amb. Amina Mohammed - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. Fred Matianga - Ministry ofICT
3. James Macharia - Ministry of Health
4. Adan Mohammed - Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Developement
5. Anne Waiguru - Ministry ofDevolution and Planning
6. Davis Chirchir - Ministry ofEnergy and Petroleum
7. Amb. Rachel Awuor Omamo - Ministry of Defence
8. Eng. Michael S. Kamau - Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
9. Phillis Chepkosgey - Ministry of East Afican Affairs, Commerce and Tourism
10. Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi - Ministry of Education
11. Felix Kiptarus Kosgey - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
12. Prof. Judy Wakhungu - Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
13. Dr. Hassan Wario - Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts
14. Najib Balala - Ministry of Mining
15.Henry Rotich - Ministry of National Treasury
16. Charity Ngilu - Ministry ofLands and Urban Development
Leyampa Lawrence- state house comptroller
Francis Kimemia-head of cabinet secretary
2. Fred Matianga - Ministry ofICT
3. James Macharia - Ministry of Health
4. Adan Mohammed - Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Developement
5. Anne Waiguru - Ministry ofDevolution and Planning
6. Davis Chirchir - Ministry ofEnergy and Petroleum
7. Amb. Rachel Awuor Omamo - Ministry of Defence
8. Eng. Michael S. Kamau - Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
9. Phillis Chepkosgey - Ministry of East Afican Affairs, Commerce and Tourism
10. Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi - Ministry of Education
11. Felix Kiptarus Kosgey - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
12. Prof. Judy Wakhungu - Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
13. Dr. Hassan Wario - Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts
14. Najib Balala - Ministry of Mining
15.Henry Rotich - Ministry of National Treasury
16. Charity Ngilu - Ministry ofLands and Urban Development
Leyampa Lawrence- state house comptroller
Francis Kimemia-head of cabinet secretary
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There wont be such a consensus here i am afraid, wait for the corded guys and they will spit fire.
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jubilee forms the majority in house so wanacord kelele zao hazitasaidia cz majority have their way as minority has their say
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A section of Members of the National Assembly have faulted the list of nominees to the posts of Cabinet Secretaries saying it is not... READ MORE: http://www.mwakilishi.com/content/articles/2013/04/25/mps-criticise-uhurus-cabinet.html
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