Former Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications, and Digital Economy, Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u, has officially declined President William Ruto’s nomination to serve as Kenya’s High Commissioner to Ghana.
Nyambura was scheduled to appear before the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations on Friday, January 10, 2025, for her vetting.
However, she did not show up for the session. In her letter to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Samuel Njoroge, Nyambura expressed her gratitude for the nomination but explained that personal and family obligations had led her to decline the offer.
“I would like to give my appreciation for the invitation to appear before the departmental committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations on January 10, 2025. Pursuant to section 6(10) of the Public Appointment Parliamentary Approval Act No.3 of 2011, I wish to inform you that I would not appear before the said committee at the time and venue specified for approval hearing. This has been compelled by my personal and family matters which matters, taking into consideration, would not allow me to take up the position as the High Commissioner to Ghana as nominated by President William Ruto,” the letter stated.
Nyambura’s nomination came after her recent removal from the position of ICT Cabinet Secretary, which she had held for just three months before being replaced by William Kabogo. Her decision to decline the role makes her the second individual to do so, following former West Mugirango MP Vincent Mogaka Kemosi, who also turned down the position in April 2024.
