Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and Land Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome have enacted significant personnel changes within their ministries, leading to the dismissal of several high-ranking officials.
In a Gazette Notice issued on September 6, CS Mbadi announced the removal of four members from the Kenya National Entrepreneurs Savings Trust (KNEST). The dismissed officials are Martha Opisa Okochil, Louis Karisa, Ruth Jerotich, and Tom Okundi. They will be replaced by Irene Githiga, representing the Federation of Matatu Drivers and Conductors Association; Kevin Bwire Mubadi from the Kenya National Boda Boda Association; Joseph Kisoro Ogola of the Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Association; and Teresia Njenga from the Mitumba Association. According to the Gazette Notice, the new appointments are effective from September 6, 2024, for a term of three years.
In a parallel move, CS Wahome has removed eight members of the Lamu West Land Control Board. The officials dismissed are Julia Wamboi Njuguna, Ali Omar Mohammed, Simon Muguro Mwarania, Julia Wamaitha Kimani, John Mbugua Njoka, Zeinabu Gobu Wako, James Muriithi Ngiriri, and Cecilia Wanjiku Ng’ang’a. They are replaced by Samoe Farouk Fadhil, Moses Kiarie Wanjiku, Omar Bakari Ibrahim, Nasra Abdurehman Omar, Biha Wanje Baya, Maalim Fadhili Maalim, and Abubakar Masoud Rashid. The new board members will serve for two years and six months, starting September 6, 2024, as outlined in the Gazette Notice.
