It’s been a frantic day at Nairobi full of twists and turns. Here are the main headlines.
President Uhuru has completed a reshuffle of his cabinet, bringing a number of new faces into his top team, although the biggest jobs have all remained the same.
In April, during a state of the nation adress, president Uhuru vowed to sack any government official implicated in graft.
In order to ensure smooth operations and continuity at the National Treasury and in line Ministries following the Court Order affecting the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning Mr Henry Rotich and the Principal Secretary for the National Treasury Dr Kamau Thugge, His Excellency the President has made the following changes to the organization of Government:
(I) Hon. (Amb.) Ukur Yatani Kanacho, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, assumes, in Acting Capacity the Cabinet Secretary responsibility for National Treasury and Planning.
Full Changes in the Cabinet
1. Labour CS Ukur Yattani Kanacho has been appointed the National Treasury CS in an acting capacity.
2. Julius Muia – National Treasury PS.
3. Torome Saitoti – Planning PS.
4. Gordon Kihalangwa- Defence PS. pic.twitter.com/DZ5eEpC8rU— ⚓ZAZA🌊 (@Sw0rdshoe) July 24, 2019